Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion

2:00 am

Teresa Costello (Fianna Fail)

First, I want to ask about the right to entry when HIQA is inspecting nursing homes. Does the Minister of State agree that HIQA should have to notify nursing homes about inspections? HIQA mentioned the right to entry. Is the Minister of State satisfied with HIQA going to nursing homes in the middle of the night as standard? Has the authority discussed with the Minister of State any other nursing homes about which concerns were also raised? What is the Department doing about that? I will share time with my colleagues if this is the last opportunity to speak.

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