John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

In relation to the trust, I will echo the comments from some of the previous Deputies. I commend the witnesses on the work they are doing at the moment, but also the front-line staff within the service who have ultimately come through a very difficult couple of years. I commend them for their ongoing commitment, work and dedication to providing the service to some of the most vulnerable people in the State. I wish to put that on the record.

I believe it was Deputy McAuliffe who raised the issue of Kerdiffstown House and how it probably symbolised the failures within the trust at the time. There was a reference to peacocks and other animals that were there as well, and reference was made to a farm. It may be insignificant in the greater scheme of things, but Mr. Mulligan might elaborate a little bit for the committee's sake.