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Ruling expected Monday on examinership application for care facility
Summary
The High Court will decide on Monday whether to appoint an examiner to St Mary's Centre (Telford), a south Dublin care facility for legally blind adults and a nursing home. In July provisional liquidators were appointed. Residents' lawyers, staff and former staff, represented by John Kennedy SC, argue that an independent expert report shows the company can be saved if placed into examinership. The company, owned by the Sisters of Charity, disputes this and claims any hope of survival through examinership is doomed. The wind‑up application cites a €950,000 redundancy liability, regulatory difficulties, HSE funding concerns and failure to meet Hiqa modernisation recommendations. The court heard that all nursing home residents have been relocated, 18 remain at the centre, and that the liquidators, represented by Andrew Fitzpatrick SC, oppose examinership, citing no evidence of funding or potential investors. HIQA, Revenue and the HSE remain neutral.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ruling expected Monday on examinership application for care facility. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2020-09-25 Publication
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- St Vincent's Hospital
- Merrion Road
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