Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

In regard to the oversight of the conduct in nursing home and the management of same, it is important that we realise that we cannot depend on HIQA alone to establish best standards. Surely there must be some other additional mechanism of oversight and inspection of nursing home provision across the country. HIQA could not cope with the full extent of that observation of behaviour within all these various institutions. Will the Minister for Health, who is seated near the Minister, indicate a willingness to insure that there is provision or proper oversight of the governance of nursing homes and that inspections take place without prior notice on a reasonably regular basis?

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