Doubling of budget for controversial mental health facility is 'value for money'

 Glenwood House in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.

The HSE has said that the doubling of a refurbishment budget for a former B&B in Carrigaline represents “significant value for money”, and denied that a €250,000 cap on those works had been breached.

The executive bought Glenwood House in the town for €750,000 in January 2021 in an expeditious fashion with a view to removing its dependency on the rental of Garnish House in Cork city as a long-term residential centre for mental health patients.