Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Bridgeman very much. Inis Gile is a 17-bed facility in Parteen in my home parish that was last used by mental health services in the mid-west approximately three years ago. It was fully kitted out and fully upgraded. It was used for a few weeks as a vaccination centre during Covid-19 but has lain idle since. I have suggested to Government and everyone that it should perhaps be used for Ukrainian refugees. It is perfectly kitted out as individual accommodation units. At this time of looming crisis coming into the winter, maybe some acute capacity of some sort could be put there for the winter period. Has the HSE plans for it? Having it lie idle with ferns growing up through the tarmacadam is not what we want to see in the community.