Frances Black (Independent)
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Why is the 24-hour staffed care being removed from east Cork which has a population, between the two mental health teams, the Midleton-Youghal team and the Cobh-Glenville team, of nearly 100,000? Why are they being taken out of east Cork?

Mr. Fitzgerald stated that it is only down the road. It is half an hour down the road for those residents.

It is a good distance. They cannot just walk out of their home and go down to the shops. I am very concerned about that. I will move onto another question on that issue. There was a Mental Health Commission inspection of St. Stephen's Hospital and one of the alternative facilities for east Cork service users who require long-term placement. The 2021 inspection report has not yet been published but some Owenacurra centre families are keen to know what the compliance rating for St. Stephen's Hospital was and what issues were raised by the commission as concerns or reasons for enforcement action. Will Dr. O'Brien please talk us through those issues?