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	Hiqa says it has found &quot;significant risks&quot; to the health, safety and wellbeing of residents in nine residential services for disabled people around the country.</p>
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	The claims have been highlighted among 20 reports on centres provided by the HSE, which have been published today.</p>
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	At one respite service in the northwest of the country, inspectors identified &quot;significant safeguarding concerns&quot;.</p>
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	They found that allegations of abuse had not been appropriately reported or investigated, which meant vulnerable residents were not being adequately protected.</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Examiner on the 4th October 2016)</p>
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	<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/hiqa-highlights-significant-risks-at-residential-centres-for-disabled-757703.html">http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/hiqa-highlights-significant-risks-at-residential-centres-for-disabled-757703.html</a></p>
