Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Where we are in Beaufort is central to all of Kerry. It might not be exactly near the people in Tarbert or wherever, but for this type of person – they do want to be called patients – the best treatment they can get is in a place like St. Mary of the Angels. If they need to be in separate units, we should build separate units on the campus where all the expert staff, who are all great in their fields, are located. Whether it is physiotherapy or whatever kind of therapy, we have them there. Why break them up? We could not operate even with the money that is in the Central Bank. If people have to travel from one place to another, it is not as economical as doing it in the one place in a group setting.