Cork psychiatric facility 'not fit for purpose', court hears

Mental Health Commission 'very concerned about the safety of people' in Carrigmore psychiatric facility in Cork, which caters for 18 vulnerable patients

Issues between the two State bodies are to be dealt with at a specially fixed case at Cork District Court.

The Mental Health Commission said Carrigmore psychiatric facility in Cork, which caters for 18 vulnerable patients, is “not fit for purpose".

The MHC is seeking to enforce regulations on the HSE in relation to the facility. Disputed issues between the two State bodies are to be dealt with at a specially fixed case at Cork District Court.