Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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403. To ask the Minister for Health if a person caring full time on a live-in basis in the carer's home for one or two infirm clients needs to register as a nursing home. [28280/16]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Under the Health Act 2007 statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), for the independent inspection and registration of certain categories of designated centres. This includes residential care settings for older people.

The definition of a designated centre is set out in Section 2 of the Act. HIQA has produced guidance on registration for designated centres. This is available at www.hiqa.ie. It should be noted that under Section 46 of the Act a person cannot carry out the business of a designated centre unless registered under the Act.

If the Deputy has a particular person in mind I would recommend that the individual contact HIQA in the first instance.