Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Committee on Public Petitions
Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. John Fitzmaurice:
No, it is not. It is part of the older persons well-being hub we talked about. However, it is parked at the moment because we need to go through the options we have discussed. Our primary focus is on getting the day service open as is. We would still like to look at the old workhouse as part of a wider service development for older people in Loughrea but the first priority is getting the day service open as is. If we cannot do so, we will have to go back and look at the other options. However, this would be part of a wider development rather than an alternative. It is not off the table but it is parked until we work through the steps one by one, as discussed.
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