Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy has asked the questions, and perhaps I will be able to answer them.

There are now 1,500 more beds in the system. The Deputy is incorrect to say that such sites are given away. They are not given away. They are either purchased or leased and provide good quality facilities. In many cases, the State can buy those services under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, from which 50,000 people have benefited.

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