Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion

2:00 am

Nicole Ryan (Sinn Fein)

That would be great. Last week we had the closure by HIQA of a nursing home in Portlaoise. The HSE notes that 7.5% of public nursing homes are non-compliant with HIQA standards. This is particularly with regard to governance, residents' rights and fire safety. When HIQA was before the committee its representatives said it was 50:50 between private and public. What actions are being taken at present by the HSE, in terms of the public nursing homes under review, to bring them up to compliance?

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