Disability centre for children was reported 'immedately' to Tulsa due to safety concerns

Former director-general of the HSE and current chairman of Lotus Care Limited, Tony O'Brien. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

Health inspectors reported a disability centre for children, run by a provider chaired by a former HSE director-general, to Tusla due to serious concerns about safety, it has emerged.

The Cedar Lodge centre is run by Lotus Care Limited, whose chairman is Tony O’Brien. He was the HSE director general between 2013 and 2018.