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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: I do not know. It is a matter for HIQA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: On fines, HIQA can take any nursing home to the District Court and fines can be imposed by the District Court.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was a good number of years ago. It was in 2020.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was over 20 years ago.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was a decision by HIQA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: If we need to look at fines, we will.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is not strictly correct. On safeguarding, I would like to have seen that come before now. However, in the memo that will go to Government we will look for a decision to bring forward safeguarding legislation as a matter of urgency.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: That means we will start drafting legislation once there is approval. I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that this is a priority and we must get this legislation through. I have been in this role a relatively short time and I have committed to getting it over the line.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Roche. I will make a couple of points. The safe staffing mix and qualifications for staff are currently being looked at by a task force. We expect to receive that report very shortly. It is something we will act on as a Government. As stated, safeguarding is an absolute priority. It should not be overlooked that there are safeguarding regulations in place, through the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Government provides the policy to allow independent regulatory bodies like HIQA to function. HIQA did not formally request that specific measure up until the interim report. What happened historically was that most nursing homes were probably family-owned and operating as small traders. If they sold the business, then it had to be re-registered. A situation then arose in respect of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to all situations. This is something I want us to we move on. The Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, will be bringing a memo to Government very shortly on all these matters in terms of the changes we can bring in the operation or the registering of nursing homes by HIQA. HIQA has acknowledged, in the report and in its deliberations with the committee today, that changes need to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: As the Deputy will be aware, in the context of providing security for nursing homes residents, if a provider fails, the State, through the HSE, steps in so that the home can continue to operate. We took over six nursing homes in the past year. There were Bushfield Care Centre, Fearna Manor Nursing Home and Lucan Lodge Nursing Home and three homes that were operated by Aperee, namely, Aperee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: We really need to take a look at this now. On the morning before its programme went out, RTÉ broadcast details of the nursing homes that would be covered. I immediately sought a meeting with HIQA to get the body of work we are discussing done. It is to come back with a further body of work by the end of this week in respect of the overall Emies group. These are matters I take very...