The move comes on the back of controversy over the treatment of nursing home residents in Laois.
HIQA is going to face questioning from TDs and Senators in the coming weeks.
Its part of the fallout from an RTE investigates report on nursing homes in Laois and Dublin.
Members of the Public Accounts Committee discussed the move in a meeting yesterday
The documentary footage showed multiple incidents of neglect at The Residence in Portlaoise, and Beneavin Manor in Dublin.
Emeis, the owners behind both facilities has since admitted that they continued to take new admissions in Laois after HIQA placed a ban on them after an inspection earlier this year.
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