Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2022
417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has received the report on regulatory oversight of services in locations (details supplied) dated 23 July 2021 published by HIQA; when the report will be made publicly available for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5546/22]
View answerFollowing a Prime Time programme in which the nursing homes referenced by the Deputy were featured, I convened a meeting with the Chief Inspector of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). In the context of that meeting, I requested a briefing report, to include the current position regarding those nursing homes. This was prepared by HIQA and was submitted to me in July 2021. The report was based on the findings of HIQA’s inspection reports on the three centres.
The Chief Inspector, HIQA, reports on their inspection findings and judgments in an inspection report. In the context of the three nursing homes in question, HIQA has confirmed that the inspection reports on which the briefing note was based have all been published on HIQA’s website in line with the normal regulatory process.
