Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Committee on Public Petitions

Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I will give some context to reiterate the question. I have other questions about what happened to the people who were living in Owenacurra. Since it was decided that Owenacurra is not now a viable option there would be a cohort of, I suspect, between 15 and 20 people in east Cork who needed those options. Those are not now on the table. There was also a cohort who never stepped through the door of Owenacurra, or who were perhaps making use of intermittent respite beds, and then would have needed long-term residency. Where have those people been put?