Written answer
Nursing Homes
HIQA regulates food quality and adequacy in public and private nursing homes; requested information on monitoring and standards will be provided when available.
4019. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to monitor the quality, nutritional value and adequacy of food provided to residents in both public and private nursing homes; whether minimum standards and budgetary requirements exist in respect of food provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64040/26]
Comment on this
The Chief Inspector of Social Services, in the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), is the national independent regulator of all designated centres for older people in Ireland, including public community nursing units and private nursing homes.
Department of Health officials directed this query to HIQA who have requested more time to deal with this request.
As soon as the information is to hand it will be supplied to the Deputy.