Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the same issue, will the Taoiseach ask the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, if she will meet the representatives of the people of Carrick-on-Suir to discuss the closure of St. Brigid's? In a recent letter the Minister refused to meet with them and, effectively, dismissed their concerns. This is at the same time locals are seeing the facility being asset stripped and everything being moved out. They are angry and feel disrespected. Will the Taoiseach or the Minister confirm if an analysis was done of how much it would cost to bring the facility to the standard the HSE claims it does not meet? Was this done before the decision was made? If so, will the Taoiseach provide that analysis to us? If it was not done, then the people of Carrick-on-Suir and the surrounding areas deserve an explanation as to why it was decided to close the facility rather than attempting to keep it open. Other Deputies from Tipperary and I were told last summer that it was going to reopen as it was. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to meet with the people of Carrick-on-Suir urgently?

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