Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To reply to Deputy Dan Neville's question about selling the old psychiatric hospitals, as he will know, they were always situated in the most magnificent grounds. When in opposition, the Deputy and I always made the point that basing the funding for mental health services on the vagaries of the property market was never a good idea, as we saw when the market crashed. Thankfully, it is now more sustainable. In the event that these properties are sold in the future, I am sure they will be sold at a handsome price, but I would not be inclined to base the funding of mental health services on this.