Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

In view of the recent report,A Vision for Change, which proposes the sale of 15 psychiatric hospitals and given the difficulty encountered in acquiring greenfield sites under the decentralisation programme, should we not examine other potential uses for these hospitals? For example, St. Ita's in Portrane, could be suitable for housing the Central Mental Hospital currently located in Dundrum.

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