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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Deputy Aindrias Moynihan raises the question of enforcement as a tool of ensuring things happen, usually with force or by imposition. HIQA has certain responsibilities. It identifies where there are deficits and where the standards need to be raised. In the context of this exceedingly difficult work with very troubled young people, sometimes it takes a long time to resolve the challenges....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (28 May 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: Recent inspections have shown that serious concerns arise about the quality of private residential care homes, which care for 239 children. Has the Department taken steps to address the concerns that were raised about staffing and other standards in private residential care homes run by Tusla?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (28 May 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: The issues were highlighted more than a year ago and there was a follow-up inspection last August. It does not make sense that when issues are identified they are not followed up. Why does HIQA not have the authority or the teeth to follow through and to enforce its own recommendations? The situation in Coovagh House was identified more than a year ago. I understand that my colleague,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (28 May 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: The Minister correctly highlighted some of the serious issues I wish to discuss such as staff turnover, lack of experience of staff and the dependency on agency workers. They have an impact on the mood of the entire centre. The children in Coovagh House in Limerick said they felt like they were living in a youth prison. I understand that the person in charge has only visited the centre...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputy Aindrias Moynihan for raising the particular issue, which I will examine personally. As the Deputy said, HIQA has the responsibility to do the inspection and as part of that it works with the providers of residential care to ensure that a plan is put together in order to meet standards and then come up with a report. Oversight and ensuring standards are raised remains with...