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Disability Services Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Questions (543)

Colm Keaveney

Question:

543. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of registered service providers that are regulated under the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013; the number of registered providers that have ensured that a person who is not involved in the matters the subject of complaint has been nominated to deal with complaints by or on behalf of residents of the centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49557/14]

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The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) began to regulate residential services for people with disabilities on 1 November 2013, pursuant to Statutory Instruments 366 (2013) and Statutory Instrument 367 (2013), which assign responsibility to HIQA for registering and inspecting residential services for children and adults with disabilities, including respite services.

My Department has been informed by HIQA that there are currently 88 registered service providers for Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities, regulated under the Health Act 2007. This is not the total number of designated centres, there are many providers who have multiple designated centres.

The information requested by the Deputy in the second paragraph is not readily available but I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it has been collated.

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