Seán Power: Inspection procedures ‘ridiculous’

The minister with responsibility for the elderly, Seán Power, yesterday admitted inspection procedures for nursing homes were “ridiculous” and vowed to do something about it.

Seán Power: Inspection procedures ‘ridiculous’
Wed, 01 Jun, 2005 - 01:00

He shouldn't and couldn't have been surprised, however, as this issue has been raised and subsequently ignored since 1997.

February 1997: The then Health Minister, Fine Gael TD Michael Noonan, is asked in the Dáil "the plans, if any, he has for the establishment of an independent inspectorate to oversee the operation of nursing homes." Mr Noonan responds: "The Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990, assigns responsibility for the inspection of nursing homes to health boards ...

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