Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1478. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, of an organisation (details supplied) since that organisation began operations; and the dates on which those inspections took place [1207/18]
View answerThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established under the Health Act, 2007 to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and social care services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public. Under the Act, the Authority has the function of setting standards on safety and quality in relation to services provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as well as the function of monitoring compliance with the standards set and to advise the Minister and Tusla accordingly. HIQA inspects children’s residential centres, Foster Care Services and Child Welfare and Protection Services. HIQA publishes its inspection reports on their website - www.hiqa.ie.
Tusla is the statutory regulator of private and voluntary Children’s Residential Centres. Registrations are granted based on centre adherence to the National Standards for Children’s Residential Centres, 2001, created under Section 63 of the Child Care Act, 1991 and underpinned by the Child Care (Placement in Residential Care ) Regulation 1995, and the Child Care (Standards in Children’s Residential Centres) 1996
I have asked Tusla for the details requested by the Deputy and a further reply will issue when this information is supplied.
