Mental Health Commission to discuss Owenacurra this week at Oireachtas committee 

The move, and the commission's likely appearance before the PAC, comes in the wake of relatives' concerns over the centre

The Owenacurra Centre in Midleton.

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) is set to appear before an Oireachtas committee to discuss its role regarding the controversial closure of the Owenacurra mental health facility for the first time this week.

The commission has come under concerted pressure in recent weeks to explain its stance on the closure. Its reports had repeatedly been used as justification for that closure, despite other facilities in Cork receiving poorer compliance ratings from the MHC than the Midleton centre.