No inquiry at care centre despite allegations of abuse

A residential centre for people with disabilities has still not concluded an investigation into alleged abuse five months after the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) was notified of it.

An inspection report by Hiqa has strongly criticised a number of aspects of care at the designated centre for people with disabilities, operated by Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services in Co Tipperary.

The centre, which can accommodate 31 residents, is not named in the report but is known to be Unit A on the St Anne’s campus near Roscrea.