22 h. ago ‘Nuclear option’ to close nursing homes must be used, says Taoiseach

Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil the Health Information and Quality Authority needs stronger powers

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27 h. ago Shutting down a nursing home is a 'nuclear option' for regulator, TDs told

Hiqa chiefs appeared before an Oireachtas committee following an RTÉ documentary on poor care in nursing homes.

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1 week ago 'Admin error' led to continued admissions at Laois nursing home at centre of RTÉ investigation

The Taoiseach said he has spoken with both Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State for Older People, and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the issue.

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1 week ago ‘Increased vigilance’ needed from Hiqa’s regulatory approach to nursing homes, Taoiseach says

Michéal Martin describes content of RTÉ investigative programme as ‘absolutely unacceptable’

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1 week ago Taoiseach calls for HIQA’s regulations to be examined following RTÉ nursing home investigation

The Taoiseach said he has spoken with both Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State for Older People, and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the issue.

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1 week ago Taoiseach says every effort will be made to bring Robert Pether home as soon as possible

Mr Pether, who is an Australian citizen, has been in prison in Iraq since April 2021, after he was arrested on fraud charges following a contractual dispute involving his employer that arose out of the building of a new Central Bank building in Baghdad in Iraq.

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1 week ago Government working to bring Irish resident who was imprisoned in Iraq home, says Taoiseach

It was confirmed last night Australian-born Irish resident Robert Pether has been released on bail after four years of imprisonment.

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2 w. ago Deal reached for 800 homes at Leopardstown Racecourse – after Taoiseach Micheál Martin hauls in sides to sort it out

Deal reached for 800 homes at Leopardstown Racecourse – after Taoiseach Micheál Martin hauls in sides to sort it out  The Irish Independent

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