Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Mr. Paul Reid:

I would disagree with some of what the Deputy has just said. It may be his view and I respect that, but I disagree with what he has said about the engagement with families. I very fundamentally disagree with his claim that we changed our story, and with what he said about the process that was put in place, the assessment that was made of Owenacurra and the follow-through and detailed engagement with families. Many families and many residents have progressed very well. We will continue to work with the remaining residents in terms of finding suitable and appropriate accommodation. We are looking in the locality in terms of the potential purchase of suitable accommodation and residential space. It is difficult but we are working very locally to, potentially and hopefully, secure appropriate accommodation for the remaining residents. I assure the Deputy that our local teams have very significantly engaged, and will continue to engage significantly, with the families of the remaining nine residents. It is not an appropriate setting. The Deputy is correct that many other settings are not appropriate, and the future is decongregation.

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