Health (Inspection of Emergency Homeless Accommodation and Asylum Seekers Accommodation) Bill 2021

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

It would let the Health Information and Quality Authority inspect certain emergency homeless accommodation and asylum seeker accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, reception centres and direct provision centres. It would also update the Health Act so the authority can set and enforce standards for these places, and allow relevant ministers to require investigations where needed. The aim is to improve safety, quality and oversight in accommodation that is often used by some of the most vulnerable people.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to enable the Health Information and Quality Authority to inspect certain emergency homeless residential accommodation in respect of which assistance has been or is being given under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 by a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001, to enable the Health Information and Quality Authority to inspect reception centres and accommodation centres provided for asylum seekers to which the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018) relate, and for those purposes to amend the Health Act 2007 and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 14 November 2024