Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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511. To ask the Minister for Health when the revised standards for residential care for older persons will be published and implemented. [14222/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Under Section 8 of the Health Act 2007 the Health Information and Quality Authority has statutory responsibility for setting standards on safety and quality, which are subject to approval by the Minister for Health under Section 10(2) of the Act. The Board of HIQA has submitted revised standards for Ministerial approval as required. These are currently under consideration by the Department.