Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the care homes caring for elderly priests are not subject to regulation by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34200/16]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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At present HIQA's remit does not extend to the regulation of residential centres catering for elderly members of religious orders. Under Section 2 of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, premises in which the majority of the persons being maintained are members of a religious order or priests of any religion are offered an exemption to registration. This is a matter that I will keep under review.