Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Department of Health
Health Services Staff
Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspectors in HIQA in 2019 to 2024 and to date 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32368/25]
Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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853. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of recruitment turnover of staff at the rank of inspector in HIQA for each of the years 2019 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32370/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table, which provides a breakdown of HIQA inspectors on 1 January each year between 2019 & 2025, and the latest figure for June 2025. The inspectors are provided by division between designated centres for children, older persons, disability, Regulatory Practice Development Unit, healthcare (including permanent International Protection Accommodation Services inspectors), and HIQA’s Information Handling Centre.
| Division | 1st Jan 2019 | 1st Jan 2020 | 1st Jan 2021 | 1st Jan 2022 | 1st Jan 2023 | 1st Jan 2024 | 1st Jan 2025 | 1st Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Older Persons | 21 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
| Disability | 33 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
| Regulatory Practice Development Unit | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Healthcare | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 27 |
| Information Handling Centre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 91 | 94 | 103 | 106 | 112 | 120 | 120 |
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