Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE

Mr. Mark Kane:

Before I hand back to Mr. Fitzgerald, perhaps I could give an opinion in that regard. The Deputy will appreciate this point having worked in the sector previously. One of the most fundamental things that would have to be issued in advance of anybody carrying out an assessment is obviously a brief. The latter is what we measure the assessment against. It would be very difficult to develop a brief in respect of Owenacurra Centre when we-----