David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I get all that. I understand the building is in poor condition, it cannot be renovated because people cannot live there while it is being renovated and all of that has to be done. However, does Mr. Fitzgerald understand - he has heard from colleagues here and there were seven or eight county councillors at the meeting last night, about 150 people in all - that many people are very upset, concerned and worried about this. Is there any way that the HSE could "hasten slowly" with its decisions in this matter?

I am very concerned that Dr. O'Brien suggested placements have not yet been found for many of the residents that they and their families would agree and be happy with. It seems to me that will not be possible. We do not want people to be evicted from the centre at any stage and forced to go somewhere they do not want to go. Midleton is their home, it is where their friends are and it is what they know. If the HSE move them somewhere alien, where they do not know anybody and, as Deputy Sherlock said, maybe even in an institutionalised setting, God forbid, it will look terrible for all of us. I ask Mr. Fitzgerald to consider hastening slowly on this.

Will he give us an update on the community hospital project next door to the centre? When will that start and what is the anticipated completion date for that project? I have a reason for asking that question.