Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The HSE has a policy document on services for people with severe and enduring mental illness that includes this sentence: "To successfully live in their chosen community, it is recognised that a small cohort of service users will need the on-going support and structure of a community residence which is geared towards continuing care." Under the HSE's plans for east Cork, continuing care needs will now be in St. Stephen's Hospital. How does the HSE justify a situation whereby people with the highest level of mental health need in the east Cork area will now not be able to live in their own community?