Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
519. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all HIQA inspections of direct provision centres, in tabular form; details of when the inspections took place; if he will provide a copy or summary of the findings of such inspections; and if he will request a HIQA inspection of the towers direct provision centre in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. [35845/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) does not inspect State provided accommodation centres for protection applicants. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department operates a robust inspection regime and operates a target of carrying out three inspections on all centres per year - two by RIA staff and one by an independent company with expertise in fire and food safety. The independent inspection company is currently QTS Ltd. Since 1 October 2013, it has been policy to publish all inspection reports on RIA's website www.ria.gov.ie . There are over 273 published inspections covering 35 centres currently publicly available. It is not possible to provide a summary of the findings of such a large volume of reports.
