Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Will the Minister of State clarify what is the role of HIQA with regard to private nursing home facilities? Will she assure the House that HIQA has a role in ensuring full inspection and accountability of all State funded places, be they in public or private nursing homes, for senior citizens and other residents of such facilities? The Government is committed to extending the remit of the social services inspectorate to include residential care for older people. What progress has been made with this proposition?

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