Cork disability centre found to be non-compliant with Hiqa regulations

Cope Foundation-run Cork centre had eight incidents of non- compliance with Hiqa's regulations

Thirty inspections were conducted by Hiqa between June and October 2023 across a number of centres around Ireland. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

More than half of disability centres which were inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) were found to have "poor levels of compliance" with regulations.

Thirty inspections were conducted by the authority between June and October 2023 across a number of centres around Ireland.