A EUR9m residential drug rehab centre connected to the questionable Church of Scientology in Co Meath has yet to open its doors.
ast November the Court of Appeal maintained a choice of the High Court that An Bord Pleanála was inaccurate in choosing the facility at Ballivor, Co Meath, needed preparation authorization.
This offered Narconon Trust, the rehab centre connected to the questionable church, the consent to continue with its plans for the website, initially allocated as a retirement home.
Regardless of this, nearly a year later on, it stays unopened.
When called, a spokesperson for Narconon verified: “Preparation is moving on to open the facility, with the current Covid pandemic duration triggering hold-ups to ourplans We are completely objective on assisting people get rid of and recuperate from addiction, and our preparation is once again complete steam ahead.”
The spokesperson stated there is a caretaker living at the facility however there is no date for when it will open.
The Ballivor rehab centre is meant to be the very first Narconon facility in Ireland, though the Church of Scientology currently has a community centre in the Dublin suburban area of Firhouse in addition to head office in Merrion Square.
Aontú leader and Meath TD Peadar Tóibín, who was included in demonstrations opposing the opening of the centre, stated he questioned whether the facility will ever open its doors.
” It is extremely clear that business design for the Church of Scientology in Ballivor is not working. That is an excellent thing for the community in Ballivor, who have actually never ever supported it,” he stated.
The TD was vital of the reality all personal drug and alcohol rehabs in Ireland are totally uncontrolled. “Today, anybody can establish a personal rehab center, utilizing any program and they are exempt to any HSE evaluations. That requires to modification instantly,” he stated.
The website was obtained in 2016 by Narconon Trust, signed up in Sussex, England, which is connected to the Church of Scientology and supports drug rehab charities as part of its objective.
The trust was established by Massimo Angius, a trustee and director of the Church of Scientology in England for more than twenty years.
It has about 40 drug rehab centers worldwide and has actually invested some EUR9m to date on buying and building the Ballivor facility.
It purchased the website after getting a statement from Meath County Council in 2016 that the suggested modification of use from a retirement home to residential drug rehab facility is excused advancement.