Mr. Mervyn Taylor:

I appreciate that time is limited but I think that warrants a quick response. It is important that the barracks close but it is also important that the barracks sergeant does not come to live with the person when it is moved into the community. We should not merge mental health issues and intellectual disability. There are serious issues in terms of mental health services for those who are on the streets but that is not an argument in terms of people moving out and finding a life in the community. The numbers are actually relatively small. Let me repeat the point, the barracks need to close. If the committee members have seen the film "The Secret Scripture", they will have seen what is now a hotel in Sligo but once was a psychiatric hospital that contained more than 1,000 people who supposedly needed to be there and they will see that things can change and they can change for the better.