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Nursing home challenges fire safety findings
Summary
In a High Court judicial review, JCP Powdermill Care Centre Ltd, a nursing home in Ballincollig, challenges a Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report that criticised its fire‑safety procedures. The centre argues the report, published on 1 October, was based on an unannounced inspection in late May 2019 and that it was not properly notified of the allegations or given a chance to respond. It claims HIQA failed to follow fair procedures, did not allow the centre to make representations or to call witnesses, and did not provide reasons for its findings or reference the relevant regulatory framework. The centre seeks an order quashing the report and an injunction to remove it from HIQA's website, citing negative business impact and difficulties in raising finance. The court, after an ex‑parte decision by Mr Justice Charles Meenan, has set a February hearing date.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Nursing home challenges fire safety findings. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- October 1st Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2019 Other
- 2019-12-17 Publication
Case subjects
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Places mentioned
- High Court
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