Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Finnerty said that the commission cannot change people's opinions of the reports. I am going to ask the witnesses straight. Will the commission correct the record and get the HSE to take back its claim that it is the Mental Health Commission's fault that it has been forced to close the centre? The witnesses said that the HSE's decision was based on its opinion. Will the commission correct the record? The HSE is taking the power off the commission and it is also using the commission's reports as an excuse to close these centres. The Owenacurra centre is not the only centre that is being closed. The HSE is covering its backside because it has failed to uphold its part of the deal and the commission is the scapegoat. Will the commission ask the HSE to take back the claim that the commission recommended the closure of some centres, the Owenacurra centre in particular, and see what it comes back with? I have tried and it has been like trying to empty the Red Sea with a bucket with no arse in it. It is that hard to deal with the HSE.