Private rehab clinics are not subject to HSE or Hiqa inspections

Peadar Tóibín records a video with Ballivor Says No campaigners, from left, Aisling Lowe, Bridget McGee, Ann Corrigan and Claire O’Mara outside Scientology-linked Narconon Drug Rehab Centre in Ballivor, Co Meath. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Questions have been raised about whether a €9m residential drug rehabilitation centre linked to the Church of Scientology will ever open its doors, following major opposition from the local community.

The controversial drug facility at Ballivor, Co Meath, remains unopened, almost four years after winning a legal battle with residents.