Mental Health Commission urged to act on Owenacurra 

Green Party councillor Liam Quaide said: 'The power of the Commission's words rightly made the state of Camhs a central focus... with many senior politicians commenting on it'

 Green Party councillor Liam Quaide, who has campaigned for the retention of Owenacurra, called on the Mental Health Commission to issue a statement. Picture: Dan Linehan

Campaigners advocating against the closure of an east Cork mental health facility have urged the Mental Health Commission to take action to ensure any alternative placement meets the needs of residents.

The commission has also been called on to use the “considerable weight of its influence” to do the best for Owenacurra residents in the wake of it intervening in the area of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs), and to publish its interim report on failings identified.