Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2631. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the name of the two nursing homes concerned and the reasons they were closed by HIQA under section 59 of the Health Act 2007 as mentioned in the HIQA annual report for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/21]
View answerThe Health Information and Quality Authority has advised the Department that in 2020 the Chief Inspector applied to the District Court under Section 59 of the Health Act 2007, as amended, for an order to cancel the registration of two nursing homes:
- Donore Nursing Home in Bray
- Oaklands Nursing Home in Listowel.
In both cases the Chief Inspector had to demonstrate that there was a serious risk to the health and welfare of the residents living in the nursing homes, in contravention of the facilities’ statutory obligations.
