Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Walsh. My next questions are to HIQA. In its statement, HIQA said it told the HSE about specific homes. What specific homes did it warn the HSE about? Did it warn the HSE about specific homes and what action did the HSE take on foot of that? The statement also said that HIQA told the HSE where the homes were. Does that mean HIQA told it where all of the homes all over the country were located? If it did, did it highlight what particular homes it felt might struggle more than others based on its previous inspections, especially the 18% or so of homes that failed inspections?

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