Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE

Mr. Michael Fitzgerald:

The concern was raised. Initially, we were considering that we would refurbish this unit and at least keep it going and bring it up to some level of standard. When we were able to see the totality of information from the professionals who examined the centre and bring totality on all of the different aspects from the perspective of fire protection and the fabric of the buildings within the total environment, it became clear that if we were to continue to invest in it, we could not guarantee that it would be brought to a place where it would be fit for purpose or that it would not be found wanting. That is what emerged in the course of that work.

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