Nursing Home Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2017

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Questions (423)

Gerry Adams

Question:

423. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 10 May 2017, the issues which were identified as poor practice in the recently published HIQA 2016 overview which led to services being placed on his Department's regulatory risk register; the services placed on the register; the number of these services that required regulatory action; the immediate and longer term actions his Department have taken further to his Department reviewing the said report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23994/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The reply to PQ No 22273/17 contained a clerical error and I have written separately to the Deputy on this matter. In cases where nursing home services or residential services are considered high risk or are under consideration for cancellation and or refusal of registration, they are placed on the HIQA's Regulatory Risk Register. Regulatory Risk Register meetings are convened fortnightly and consider all of the services on the register. The Regulatory Risk Register is chaired by the Director of Regulation/Chief Inspector who holds ultimate responsibility for all decisions made in respect of services that are monitored and regulated by HIQA under the Health Act. The Department has no input into HIQA decisions to place services on their risk register.