Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA
10:20 am
Mr. Phelim Quinn:
Yes, there is a gap in the legislation, and current policy is not sufficiently focused on the resident or service user. It also needs to address the fact that an issue for one service user may impact on other service users living in the centre. The legislation needs to be comprehensive.
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