'Many unanswered questions' over closure of east Cork mental health facility

Members of the Oireachtas Health Committee will visit the Owenacurra facility as locals battle to save it from closure

A campaign for the retention of the Owenacurra Centre has been ongoing since last autumn after the HSE announced it was closing the centre

Members of the Oireachtas Health Committee will visit the Owenacurra mental health facility in east Cork on Monday as the local community battles to retain it.

The delegation will also visit St Stephen’s Hospital in Glanmire, following a request by Green Party councillor Liam Quaide and family members of residents of the Owenacurra Centre.