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Eight disability centres found non-compliant by HIQA

RTE 21 Aug 2025
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has found non-compliance impacting the delivery of care and support at eight designated centres for people with disabilities. HIQA inspects against ...
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Hiqa: sexual abuse allegations made at centre for adults with intellectual disabilities

The Irish Times 21 Aug 2025
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) on Thursday published 28 inspection reports, including one related to Coolfin, a centre operated by St Michael’s House, in Dublin 9.
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Delays on child protection in Dublin district exposed in HIQA inspection

RTE 18 Aug 2025
It is one of several cases highlighted in an inspection report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), exposing numerous service delays in the Dublin South Central area ... HIQA found ...
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IPAS centre provider failed to identify welfare risks - HIQA

RTE 15 Aug 2025
HIQA has said this had a potential to lead to "accumulative harm" to the children ... Toys and books were available in communal areas, however, HIQA found that the dedicated space for children to play or complete homework was not suitable or safe.
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Call for HIQA inspection reports to be more accessible

RTE 08 Aug 2025
Residents of disability centres have highlighted the need for HIQA inspection reports to be made more accessible ... The feedback also revealed that residents availing of respite services felt less familiar with HIQA and the inspection process.
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17 notifications of abuse allegations at Wicklow disability centre - HIQA

RTE 08 Aug 2025
An inspection report published by HIQA states that some of the incidents resulted in physical injuries such as bruising ... The unannounced inspection was carried out as part of the ongoing regulatory monitoring of the centre by HIQA ... .
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HIQA taking regulatory action against two nursing homes, PAC told

RTE 17 Jul 2025
HIQA has again apologised to people who feel the agency let them down after revelations about neglect and staff shortages in two nursing homes run by Emeis Ireland ... The last time HIQA was before the PAC was in September 2017.
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Hiqa made 28 referrals to gardaí over nursing homes in 2024, PAC told

The Irish Times 17 Jul 2025
Speaking at a meeting of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee on Thursday, members of the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), which regulates nursing homes, said it closes a nursing home only as a last resort.
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Correspondence, Marty Whelan, Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, HIQA, R0165 PAC34 (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Public Technologies 04 Jul 2025
Marty Whelan <<a href=""[email protected]">[email protected]> " ... HIQA ... About HIQA's regulation of nursing homes.docx ... It is important to stress that HIQA is not a financial ...
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HIQA report into 27 Emeis Homes is alarming and incomplete (Irish Labour Party)

Public Technologies 02 Jul 2025
... tonight of the HIQA review in all 27 Emeis Homes, Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock said that the report shows up alarming findings.
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