Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Murphy knows as well as I do that there is a shortage of beds for elderly people. There is also a shortage of beds for people who have profound disabilities, yet we have this white elephant sitting there. The facility is badly needed but it has not been brought into use. We will seek clarification. We hope the committee will get an answer from the HSE on it. The correspondence should be sent to the head of HSE estates in particular and copied to the CEO.