Chief is critical of the poor treatment saying she ‘never seen that type of behaviour’

Hiqa chief executive Angela Fitzgerald arriving at Leinster House for the PAC hearing. Photo: Collins

Hiqa chief executive Angela Fitzgerald arriving at Leinster House for the PAC hearing. Photo: Collins

The chief executive of the country’s safety watchdog was asked yesterday if she would be happy having a relative in one of the two nursing homes featured in a damning television exposé.

Angela Fitzgerald, chief executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), was being questioned on its oversight of Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin, Dublin, and The Residence Portlaoise, which were part of an undercover report by RTÉ Investigates last month.