Govt u-turn on relocation of Central Mental Hospital

The Government has done a u-turn on plans to relocate the Central Mental Hospital from Dundrum in Dublin to the proposed site at Thornton Hall on the northside of the city.

Minister of State at the Department of Health John Moloney told the Dail this evening that based on the cost benefit analysis carried out at the site, Thornton Hall is not large enough to accommodate the units required.