The difficulty of having the elderly admitted to hospitals under health board control is known in all areas. St. Ida's hospital in Newcastle West was told six years ago that it would be given an Alzheimer's unit with 14 beds. If one has advanced Alzheimer's one cannot be admitted to category one and will not be admitted to either St. Ida's or St. Camillus's. The Taoiseach came to Newcastle West and took the de rigueur look around St. Ida's. Deputy Cowen, when he was Minister for Health and Children, visited St. Ida's, as did the current Minister. The Minister of State, Deputy Callely, visited St. Ida's on his way back from Killarney. Government Ministers need to stop looking at St. Ida's. The figures prove that the unit is needed and €1 would provide it.