James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to ask about an issue that has been well discussed but must be raised again, that being, the HSE's position on the Owenacurra site. We heard at the Oireachtas forum that the HSE was willing to utilise the site for future mental health services. Six months on, surely someone at this meeting will clarify whether rebuilding a fit-for-purpose Owenacurra Centre with full-time residential care and the same level of assistance that is provided at the current centre is a possibility. If it is not, will one of the witnesses explain why that is so?