I welcome the opportunity of speaking on this issue and I want to record my appreciation to the staff who provide such an excellent service in adverse conditions in the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum. Far too often over the years, even before I went into the psychiatric service, there have been reports from visiting committees in local newspapers in which the staff were objects of derision. It is not the job of a nurse, a nursing assistant or a doctor to paint walls or do woodwork, but they carried the blame when it was not done. I resent that because it has been the case for far too long. Although the conditions in the hospital are far from ideal, an excellent service has been provided in adverse conditions. As Government spokesperson on this issue in the House, I record my appreciation of their work.