Joint Committee on Public Petitions to consider petition ‘Save St Brigid’s Hospital’

The meeting at 1.30pm in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House will discuss Public Petition Number P00048/21 ‘Save St Brigid’s Hospital’ from Mr David Dunne with representatives from Save St Brigid’s Action Group, Ms Susan Mullins and Mr Barry Torpey.

Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Martin Browne said: “This petition calls for the reopening of St Brigid’s Hospital in Carrick-on-Suir, which provided much-needed respite, convalescence and hospice services for people in Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny until it was closed by the HSE in 2020. The Committee looks forward to hearing from Ms Mullins and Mr Torpey on behalf of the Save St Brigid’s Action Group and discussing their ongoing campaign to reopen the facility.

“The Committee will also consider a number of other petitions, including one relating to ‘Taking in Charge’, a petition relating to ‘Research on topical steroid withdrawal’ and a call to ‘Amend the Child Care Act 1991 to provide HIQA with the necessary powers to sanction Tusla, Child and Family Agency when it fails to meet its statutory obligations’.”

The Joint Committee on Public Petitions is a standing Committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas and has 11 Members, seven from the Dáil and four from the Seanad.

The meeting in the Committee Room 4 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.