PAC asked to investigate sale of Carrigaline property to HSE

Campaigners have been critical of the decision to open a new mental health facility in Carrigaline while the future of the Owenacurra centre in Midleton remains unclear

The Owenacurra Centre in Midleton.

A decision to establish a new 24-hour mental health facility in Carrigaline while the fate of the Owenacurra centre in Midleton remains unclear is “not in line" with the Government's policy, according to one of its own TDs.

Locals in Midleton have been campaigning for the retention of the Owenacurra community mental health facility since last autumn after the HSE said it had “no choice” but to close the centre because all of its buildings needed to be demolished.