The provision of physiotherapy services, and any matters relating to such provision, within its functional area, is a matter for the relevant health board or the Eastern Regional Health Authority, ERHA. In the case of the Tearim Uí Chaoimh day care centre, Mitchelstown, County Cork, this responsibility lies with the Southern Health Board.
I have been in contact with the Southern Health Board and it has informed me that physiotherapy services are provided in the north Cork area by a team of 6.5 physiotherapists who provide a service to each of the three sectors in the area. The Tearim Uí Chaoimh day care centre is located in the eastern sector and the physiotherapy base for that sector is at Fermoy Community Hospital. The service provided is of an outreach nature. Patients seen at the centre are assessed by the physiotherapist for any relevant appliances they require on an individual basis.