Health Committee urges minister to reverse Cork mental health facility closure

The HSE in Cork/Kerry has said it is not possible to renovate the 1970s single-storey building or bring it up to standard without completely demolishing it first.

The Owenacurra Centre in Midleton. File Picture

The Oireachtas Health Committee has written to Junior Health Minister Mary Butler urging a u-turn on the closure of the Owenacurra mental health facility.

The closure of facility in Midleton, which offers residential care for people with significant mental health challenges, was announced last June.