Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Mr. Fitzgerald and his team for the time they have given us today and for turning up last week in the middle of a storm. On behalf of the committee, I thank them for their attendance today. It is the committee's view that we do not want to see any facilities closing down. We want to hear news of more facilities opening. This is a difficult time for the families and loved ones of those who are facing into uncertainty. I welcome the fact that the HSE is still engaging with those individuals and families who are still in the Owenacurra Centre. I wish it well in those discussions.

That concludes the business for today. The committee will meet again in public session at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, 15 December 2021, when the committee will meet with SIPTU, the National Ambulance Service and the Dublin Fire Brigade to discuss the issues facing ambulance services.