No renovations at Blackpool mental health facility described as unfit for purpose in 2021

The HSE has confirmed that Millfield House remains physically unchanged from the facility which was deemed not fit for purpose two years ago

Glenwood House in Carrigaline was purchased by the HSE in January 2021 for €750,000, since then €500,000 worth of refurbishment works were carried out yet it remains vacant. Picture: Larry Cummins

The HSE has performed no room renovations at a soon-to-be reoccupied mental health facility despite previously declaring the multi-occupancy building to be “unfit for purpose”.

Fifteen residents from the HSE-owned Millfield House in Blackpool moved to the privately-rented Garnish House in Cork city in or around April 2020 due to concerns over Covid-19 and social distancing.