James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I will not add to the head of steam.

While I am on my feet, I note this is a mental health issue and I wish to raise an issue in respect of another legislative item. Fifty years ago, a temporary building was put in place in St. Ita's in north Dublin to house people who needed to be admitted with acute psychiatric illnesses and they still are there today. There are 23 people to a single room with 2 ft. between the beds, one shower and a bank of three toilets.

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