Concerns of conflict of interest over choice of replacement for Owenacurra mental health facility

Locals in Midleton have been campaigning for the retention of the Owenacurra mental health facility
since last autumn.

Campaigners for the retention of the Owenacurra mental health facility have accused the HSE of “not caring there’s a conflict of interest” after residents were offered new accommodation in Carrigaline.

It has emerged that at the same time that Owenacurra is facing closure leaving East Cork without a community-based mental health facility, a new property was purchased for the provision of a new centre in Carrigaline from the family of a senior official in the HSE’s Cork/Kerry mental health section.