Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

HIQA has the responsibility to monitor and to inspect designated centres regularly to ensure they maintain a high level of care. HIQA's disability inspection team is legally responsible for the monitoring, inspection and registration of designated centres for adults and children with a disability. As of 31 December 2021, HIQA has a total of 1,407 registered centres providing either long-term residential care or overnight care. To be fair to HIQA, I know when it receives a concern, it demonstrates action on the ground. It has a good team. It is a regulatory body and the watchdog. It has the legislative basis on which to act.