An independent councillor for the Killarney Municcipal District, Brendan Cronin, brought a motion at Monday’s monthly Kerry county Council meeting. Cllr Cronin claimed delays opening the new Killarney Community Nursing Unit nursing unit are causing anguish to patients and their families alike. Speaking to Treasa, he alleged people are being sent out of Kerry for long term residential care to places like Cork, Limerick and Offaly.

In a statement to Radio Kerry, HSE South West said they offer residential placements as close to home as possible, but that they can only offer placements in facilities with available capacity | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy