Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the meeting earlier. Some 48 jobs in a rural area are at stake, as well as the fine facilities at the Cuisle centre. There has been talk of the new hotel model. Nobody is opposed to the use of different models but when one listens to them they speak of a ten year projected model. Do they refer to a new HSE model? Works are required but, to be fair, the Divine World Missionaries have said that there would not be a problem with a lease or trying to help financially. We need to pause. Solutions must be found and I ask the Minister of State to intervene in order to ensure that those jobs are saved. This facility is the jewel in the crown in our area. It is one of the finest facilities in the west. We talk about the Hidden Heartlands and there is great potential in this with people working together. Will the Minister of State talk to the head of the Irish Wheelchair Association in order to ensure that this is paused so that plans can be put in place for the benefit of everyone, especially the wheelchair users who avail of the facility.

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