Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy should be concerned about the detail in the report, which outlined serious and ongoing failures that were not actively managed. HIQA officials go in to inspect residential facilities. They went in and they found serious difficulties so much so that there was active involvement and engagement by HSE staff, including the director. Instead of criticising the director, we should praise him for the active role he took in managing these serious concerns. The concerns at the core of the HIQA report were as follows: "There were serious and ongoing failings identified. They were not being actively managed enough". This is an independent report. Gordon Jeyes managed that situation and he decided in the best interests of those children that the service should be closed.

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