Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Public Accounts Committee

HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion

12:00 pm

Mr. Pat Healy:

I said two things. A similar question was asked. The team had been engaging locally under the senior manager. The Devine report had been completed and implementation of the report had commenced. There was some legal delay at the beginning but it was progressing at that stage. There was a review by a senior manager of the situation and how things were progressing. At that point, she decided to escalate the position and engage with the family directly. She wrote to the foster family first. She then engaged with the mother and the family. There were conversations and so on and then she wrote to her at the end of the month. By the end of October of that year matters were brought to a conclusion.

It is the challenging predicament of an adult living at home on weekends, as it was at that stage. Every second weekend she was going home to mother and staying seven days a week. How do we ensure it? Up to today, we have confirmation that the mother is clear that she receives her daughter at home and does not place her in this location. She may visit, but she does not place her there. That is the most up-to-date information we have, as of today.

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