Inspection of 12 November 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on the 12/11/2025 in relation to one staff member who did not have completed Garda vetting disclosures available on the day of inspection. A response was received from the service on the 12/11/2025 which outlined the steps taken by the service to address the immediate action notice. The registered provider submitted the Garda vetting disclosure to the Early Years Inspectorate on the 13/11/2025.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (c) Garda vetting disclosures were not available for 1 staff member. (d) International police vetting was available for the 1 staff member who had resided outside of the Irish jurisdiction for more than 6 consecutive months as adults
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (c) A Garda Vetting disclosure was sent to the inspector on the 13th of November, one day after the inspection. (d) They were unaware of this requirement at the time of the inspection. Our staff member applied immediately for an ICPC, and we are due to receive this immediately. Preventive Action (c) Garda vetting will be reviewed every three years for every staff member and updated accordingly. (d) The requirement for this certificate will be adapted into their policy and state that this will be reviewed in accordance with Tusla requirements to ensure that it is up to date and readily available for inspector during inspections
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (b) An up-to-date maintenance record was not available of the number, type and maintenance of the firefighting equipment and smoke alarms in the premises. The fire extinguishers were last serviced on the 10/01/2024 and the smoke detection system was last serviced on the 12/12/2023
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (b) Fire maintenance company attended Green Gables on the 14th of January to service fire equipment. Preventive Action (b) Fire maintenance company will attend annually to service fire equipment
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 23, 25.