HSE said providing information on Owenacurra residents' new placements too onerous

Closure of the 20-bed Midleton mental health facility, which the HSE had slated for closure at the end of October but which is set to remain open in the short term over concerns about rehousing some residents, has been the subject of an outcry from locals

Sinn Féin councillor Danielle Twomey had requested single room specifications and dimensions from prospective replacement facilities for Owenacurra after the HSE had said that keeping residents in Owenacurra’s 'cramped' bedrooms would be 'unacceptable'.

The HSE raised concerns regarding the “significant resource implications” of a councillor seeking detailed information concerning the proposed closure of the Owenacurra mental health facility.

The response was delivered after local Sinn Féin councillor Danielle Twomey had requested single room specifications and dimensions from prospective replacement facilities for Owenacurra after the HSE had said that keeping residents in Owenacurra’s “cramped” bedrooms would be “unacceptable”.