Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The authority operates in a particular context and there is an urgent need to inspect as often and regularly as possible. This will have an impact on the way it plans its operations, including the length of time it can spend in a facility and the number of inspections it can do. Three or four years ago, how many inspections were typically being done, how long were they taking and how many inspectors did the authority have?