Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024

9:30 am

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Good morning, everybody. I have one question, as the others have been answered. If the legislation were passed tomorrow, what would that look like for the service providers and the individual's carers? The majority of the time they would be in individual's houses. How would that be regulated by HIQA? Our interpretation of a HIQA inspection is that it goes to the premises. It can sometimes go unannounced and do an inspection. How would that be conducted if a carer were in somebody's house? How would it be carried out if this legislation were passed?

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