Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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763. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was alerted to correspondence between the CEO of HIQA and the CEO of the HSE relating to a matter (details supplied); if so, the date the attention of his Department was drawn to the correspondence; when his attention was drawn to the matter; and when the attention of the Ministers for State at his Department was drawn to the matter discussed in the correspondence. [9420/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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On 10 December 2021, the CEO of HIQA wrote to the Minister of Health copying the Minister of State with responsibility for Disabilities and Department officials. He wrote of concerns in relation to the HSE’s governance, management, and oversight of social care in CHO1. The Chief Inspector of Social Services, in the context of HIQA functions under the Health Act 2007 as amended, had brought concerns to the attention of HIQA’s CEO.

The CEO advised that he had written to the HSE’s CEO on the matter and that the Chief Inspector had informed the HSE of her concerns.

The progress on the steps being taken by HIQA as regulator, and the response by the HSE to address the safeguarding and governance concerns in adult disability services in CHO1, is being monitored by the Department of Health and the Minister of State with responsibility for Disabilities, Minister Rabbitte.