Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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I will put in one more item on this. While I stress I had no role in or knowledge of the invitation before it arrived, if the committee agrees to visit Mountmellick I would put in a proviso that we visit the Abbeyleix community nursing unit on the same day, though not to add any extra time. The reason for this is a decision by the HSE to close that unit. In all published documentation, it is listed as the most expensive unit in the country per patient per week. I think we should have a short visit there. The level of patients in it has diminished dramatically but the cost structure is very high. It think it would give a good balance. Mountmellick might be excellent in terms of facilities and costs whereas Abbeyleix might provide a contrast. I leave it open to the committee. I am not suggesting anything. I am guided by the committee and I am conscious that it is my own constituency.