Senator Feighan rightly pointed out that people with a psychiatric illness are very vulnerable. I represent the public interest on the Medical Council and part of my remit is to visit training hospitals for non-EU doctors to check that facilities and training are adequate. The hospital inspection took me to Saint Loman's which is a flagship hospital. It is one of the psychiatric hospitals which have relocated to a general hospital and it is now in Tallaght. I was pleasantly surprised to see the lovely surroundings. It took a few moments to adjust to the fact that in such a secure unit the door locks behind you. We are not used to this but it is a necessary component of a secure unit. There were wonderful pictures on the walls inside the unit. It seemed like a hotel and this is proper and fitting. I was very impressed with the level of training which junior doctors receive and the commitment of senior consultant staff to give their time. The Department give protected time to junior house doctors for this training. We can be proud of this aspect of the health service.