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	Health watchdog Hiqa has criticised what it called &ldquo;an unacceptable delay&rdquo; in the completion of an investigation into an alleged incident at a home for people with disabilities.</p>
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	The incident is alleged to have taken place at the designated centre for people with disabilities, operated by the HSE in Wexford, as far back as December 17 last.</p>
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	In an inspection report, Hiqa said it received notification of the incident &mdash; details of which it did not outline &mdash; on January 15, with a &ldquo;systems analysis investigation&rdquo; currently being undertaken by the HSE.</p>
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	Interviews for this investigation had taken place on May 27 and Hiqa said: &ldquo;There has been an unacceptable delay in the completion of this investigation.&rdquo;</p>
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	A separate report on a centre operated by the Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services Ltd in Co Tipperary states the person in charge had not been made aware of a previous complaint made by a nurse working in the centre in November 2013 in relation to alleged poor practices, or about an anonymous complaint last December regarding allegations of abuse in the centre.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/hiqa-critical-of-investigation-delay-360448.html">http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/hiqa-critical-of-investigation-delay-360448.html</a></p>
