Oireachtas committee criticises HIQA's handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

Fergus O Dowd TD told HIQA's CEO that he was 'horrified' about the way relatives of those who died were being treated by the health watchdog. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Hiqa has been criticised for its handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes.

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd described an address to the Oireachtas’ Covid special committee by the health watchdog's CEO Phelim Quinn as “self-serving”.