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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I thank the witnesses. It is important to state that HIQA should not underestimate the anger and concern of the public. As an organisation, HIQA has been trusted by the public but that trust has been seriously dented. I have a series of questions. I ask for brief answers in light of the short time we have. Who has been referred to An Garda Síochána? Is it the registered...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: Is there any situation in which the registered provider is referred to An Garda Síochána? Is it ever held responsible for what happens in its home?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: And it is directed to the staff in this regard, who will be held accountable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: Clare Doyle, the whistleblower, made a series of protected disclosures along with a number of others. I understand one nursing home that was not subject to the "RTÉ Investigates" programme was part of her protected disclosures. What actions has HIQA taken with regard to her protected disclosure and that nursing home? There is a lot of attention on residents and Beneavin Manor because...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I am hearing that the third nursing home about which Clare Doyle made a protected disclosure has not actively been investigated by HIQA or investigations have not been completed at this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I have not named the nursing home; I am asking HIQA. HIQA got a protected disclosure with very specific details. Has it acted or not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: But Ms Cliffe is saying patients are not safe at this point in time if a fire was to break out in that residence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for coming before the committee. In the context of the registration of nursing homes piece, there is so much to be aghast at in this interim report we received last night. How is it that a company can buy a nursing home and effectively piggyback on the good work of the previous owners and not have to register with HIQA? If I wanted to set up...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: It is a policy of facilitating big companies effectively taking over-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: While nursing homes have to register every three years, my understanding is that they do not have to provide financial information. HIQA is registering nursing homes that are potentially insolvent or that are going to become insolvent in the future, and then the HSE has to step in. How many nursing homes did the HSE take over last year and how many has it taken over this year? What is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: Is the Minister of State satisfied with the current inspection regime within HIQA? Does he believe there are enough inspectors? Is he aware of high turnover issues with regard to the number of inspectors HIQA has? A report sitting has been in the Department since 2022. It contains very clear recommendations with regard to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I raised this last week in the Dáil. I refer to the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants on pay and collective bargaining for workers within the sector. There are some very low-paid workers in this sector. What has the Minster of State done to ensure that those recommendations are implemented? The report has been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: The Minister of State said he met with the stakeholders. Has he met the trade unions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: The Minister of State needs to meet with them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: HIQA refers the staff, not the registered provider.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: Beneavin Manor nursing home was referred to as having a "chequered history" in terms of issues arising in 2021, 2023 and now. What has HIQA done on foot of non-compliance with fire standards? If there is an issue on a building site, the Health and Safety Authority has powers of immediate intervention, as does the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. From HIQA, I hear a very slow pace of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: My question relates to Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire in Parnell Square. I ask the Taoiseach to make a personal intervention to get this building project done. This school is into its 23rd year of what was supposed to be temporary emergency accommodation. It spend a decade and a half trying to get its long-promised school project off the ground. Almost two years on from the sod being...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I genuinely do not.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)
Marie Sherlock: I am sorry but what is happening now?