Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister and I are committed to the development of a new community nursing unit for older persons in Cashel. As the Deputy is aware, a community nursing unit and a ten-bed crisis house for mental health are already under construction in Clonmel. The HSE has advised that the existing hospital site is not suitable for the new 60-bed community nursing unit.

It has also advised that the site is very limited in size. Challenges with the amount of parking space and access to the building have been identified. I reassure the Deputy that a site in Cashel town is being reviewed. The Deputy, who is a businessman, will know that these transactions are commercially sensitive and cannot be discussed while under investigation.

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