Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Can I ask about powers of enforcement for individual complaints? This is something that has come to the fore during the pandemic but it was an issue pre-pandemic as well. I want brief answers if possible; I merely want to establish the facts. Does HIQA have the power to initiate an investigation into individual complaints of abuse or neglect in private nursing homes?

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