Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health

Ms Nuala O'Reilly:

I thank the Deputy. It will be for the chief inspector to deem the appropriate enforcement action to be taken in that circumstance. Through the legislation, we are ensuring that an inspector can enter the premises to determine whether the designated centre should fall under the regulation within the Act. Inspectors will determine, using a risk-based approach, how best to proceed. They will consider whether to engage with the person carrying on the business and whether to escalate the enforcement action they take. It would not be for us to determine that here.

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