Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his question. There is a 100% commitment to put in place a new community nursing unit in Cashel, as he said. As he knows, very close to him, there is a fabulous 50-bed en suite community nursing unit being built in Clonmel. I visited it two weeks ago and it will be fully operational by next year. On the Deputy's specific question, HSE estates is currently exploring the best possible site for the nursing home.

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The commitment is there. In 2016 the previous Government undertook to rebuild 90 community nursing units, CNU, the length and breadth of the country - 48 of them are complete, and there are another 42 to go. Cashel is included in that. I had the honour last Friday of opening a fantastic CNU in Ballyshannon in Donegal, following an investment of €37 million. Deputy McGrath's is next. It is on the list and it will be delivered.

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