Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
HIQA Report 2022: Discussion
Mr. Sean Egan:
Certainly, where there were any issues which needed to be improved were found, these were identified to the providers involved and addressed by them. We did not find any situation where there was an immediate requirement to shut those services down, nor would we have the power to do that under the intended role for us. However, we identified, through the preliminary work we have done, that there is a role for monitoring and for public scrutiny on the standards of care. Through all of our experience and the work we have done, we believe and can show evidence of the fact that when services are inspected and the findings are reported, it drives standards forward. We look forward to progressing that work as we assume the new role.
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