Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed)

Dr. Kathleen MacLellan:

What I can say has to be with regard to awaiting the various inspection reports from HIQA and progressing the patient advocacy service on supporting those individuals and those residents. HIQA has significant powers here with regard to the review and examination of the carer and its meeting of standards in its inspection reports and, indeed, should HIQA decide to do an investigation it has powers under section 9 of the health Act.