Fergus O'Dowd
Question:746. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a care home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/20]
View answerTuesday, 1 December 2020
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I thank the Deputy for bringing the matter to my attention. The individual’s concerns in respect of the nursing home referred to in the correspondence has been referred to the Health Information and Quality Authority. As a regulator the Chief Inspector has no formal legal role in examining individual complaints, however, the Authority does take into account all information it receives, including complaints from the public, when carrying out inspections. If a concern is raised about a nursing home, HIQA reviews all information received to inform its on-going risk-based regulation activities.
If the Deputy could forward on details of the name, address and date of birth of the person seeking home support I will arrange to have this information referred to the HSE for direct reply.