Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is not good enough. I am sorry, but it is not good enough that, because the Owenacurra Centre is closing, there will be no 24-hour community residence in the east Cork area. That is very disappointing. Something needs to be changed in this regard.

We have heard unbelievable feedback from residents and family members about the importance of this service to them. This is their home where they have lived happily for many years and they are now being upended. It is shocking. We are talking about people's real lives. There is a lack of humanity around all of this. That is upsetting, particularly when you listen to what the families and residents have to say.