MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 12, 2015
MOTION NO.12
MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons
That following recent revelations about care in homes for people with an Intellectual disability, SDCC calls on the Government to instruct HIQA to carry out un-announced inspections and to ensure HIQA has the necessary powers to conduct investigations (covert or otherwise) into all services dealing with Vulnerable people and introduce legislation establishing a Personal Advocacy Service with statutory powers to ensure respectful, dignified and person-centred/personal-choice led care practices in all disability services.
REPORT:
If the motion is passed the terms of the motion will be forwarded
