Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have learned something today and I am always big enough to say when I have learned something new. HIQA inspects the areas it regulates such as those for older people and those with disabilities but it also often inspects hospitals. That confuses many members of the public. I do not have to mention the report into the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The public believes HIQA has a role in regard to general hospitals because it can be seen performing a statutory-----

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