Cork dementia unit took four years to admit patients, TD told

Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould said the remaining beds in the unit should be filled as soon as possible, adding that 'this is not how the HSE should do business'

A response to Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould from the HSE said that there are now six people at the unit, with a further admission in the coming weeks.

A dementia unit in Cork has begun admitting patients after nearly four years, a local TD has been told.

The HSE had told Thomas Gould in December that the unit at Sarsfield Court had been subject to a "temporary pause" in admissions, but added that it was "planning to recommence admission of patients" and was "engaging with the regulator in this regard".