Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I wish to come back to 2019 and the possible sale of Owenacurra Centre reported in the newspapers. The response from the HSE at the time was that it was being looked at because it is a stand-alone building. Three other buildings, Carraig Mór in Cork, Mount Alvernia Hospital in north Cork and old Caherina House in Tralee, are also stand-alone buildings, yet for some reason they were not mentioned as being for sale. Why was the same investment not talked about in 2019? As Deputy Buckley said, this was before Covid. Why was that kind of investment not looked at for Owenacurra Centre instead of looking for the sale? It was mentioned twice to go for sale in 2019.