Mr. Paul Reid:

Yes, I am well aware of that. I know there was a presentation yesterday by some of the HSE team to the Joint Committee on Health to set out the issues in regard to Owenacurra, which, on inspection and review, was found to be beyond refurbishment in terms of the costs allocated to it. I know a very strong commitment was given by the HSE teams at a national and local level for the service users of that site to be managed in a very sensitive way over a period of time. The original dates were October of this year but that has been pushed out to manage each case on a case-by-case basis. Certainly, the costs associated with any refurbishment were well beyond any benefit that could accrue over the long term.