Inspection of 23 October 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (d) On review of two staff members curriculum vitaes, it was observed that police vetting disclosures for three states were required in respect of one staff member and one police vetting disclosure was required in respect of the second staff member. Police vetting disclosures are required when a staff member had lived outside of a state for longer than six consecutive months
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated in their response: Corrective Action In relation to the first staff member, this member of staff has stepped down, and the service submitted a change of circumstance application to change the name of the registered provider of the service. A Garda vetting disclosure in respect of the new registered provider was submitted to the inspectorate on 27 November 2025. The Change of Circumstance application for the change in registered provider has also been approved. One police vetting disclosure was submitted in respect of the second staff member. Preventive Action The service is more aware of the length of time that Garda vetting takes to process
Regulation not named in the report text
- On the day of inspection, it was identified that the service was operating at different hours than registered. The service is registered to operate from 08:30-11:30; 08:45-11:45 and from 12:45-15:45; 13:00-16:00, however, the service is operating from 8.30am to 11.30am, and from 12:30-15:30pm. It is acknowledged that the service submitted a change of circumstance application on 24 October 2025
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated in their response: Corrective Action The service submitted a change of circumstance application to the relevant department to change the times of operation. Preventive Action The service will be more aware of the time constraints in the future
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 16, 19, 23, 25.