The Minister recently spoke of his intention to close down the hospital's padded cells, but he also spoke of Shanganagh Castle and his intention to close it. I had never been in a prison until a couple of years ago, when I visited Wheatfield Prison. I went there because I was involved in the curriculum of the new leaving certificate applied. I was impressed with the prison itself, because its governor has managed to make sure that we do not put more people into it than it can handle, unlike Mountjoy and perhaps other prisons where prisoners must share facilities. I was even more impressed with the prison's ability to educate, and one could see that those who had fallen out of the education system were coming back into it in Wheatfield. I was impressed too by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, when, after announcing the closure of Shanganagh Castle, he pointed out that it always had a strong focus on education, and he intended that the money raised from its sale would go to a new closed prison for 16 to 17-year-olds and also to a halfway house for those juveniles when they are freed. This is a perfect instance of ringfencing something for a very good cause.