Some nursing homes, residential centres and foster care services are being warned they need to step up efforts to protect vulnerable people.
HIQA’s released a review of the regulation of health and social care in Ireland which raises concerns for a number of areas.
They include a claim that some services are still not taking the issue of Garda vetting seriously enough.
Director of Regulation at HIQA Mary Dunnion says it’s an important tool for safeguarding people.