Mr. John Farrelly:

There should be some sort of a compulsion. For example, the units in the general Cork area are behind the rest of the country but we do not have the power to stop this from happening. We are in a very tricky situation because people need the beds, even if they are of low quality, because there is nothing else. There should be some compulsion in law to ensure the assets of the State are kept up to a normal acceptable standard in the community and that, slowly over time, investment in them does not stop. People are struggling today and I appreciate that people are advocating. We were there recently. I appreciate where people are coming from because I would be the same. We must understand we have to invest in the services and there has to be a compulsion in law to do so. We cannot just neglect something over time. It is just not fair. However, that is not in the law.