Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE

Mr. Mark Kane:

I will point out something that might answer some of the Deputy's questions. We have examined the deficiencies on the site, which have been well documented in a number of Mental Health Commission inspections. We have a premises that is approximately 1,050 sq. m. If we wanted to bring that building in line with appropriate standards for a residential care setting, it would effectively have to double in size. We will not be able to develop that type of facility, though, given the current site constraints. This presents us with a-----

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