Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. However, I am concerned that nowhere in the reply does it state that beds will be provided for the people who need to be hospitalised from time to time. A total of 31 beds were fully occupied in Hume Street Hospital. Either those people should not have been there in the first place or beds should be provided in St. Vincent's Hospital.

It is my understanding there are no plans to provide beds. This is not an acceptable situation. People do not normally die from psoriasis — it may happen in the case of the severe form — but they die in other ways. The only way for sufferers to obtain some relief from this terrible condition is to be hospitalised in a specialised hospital such as Hume Street. I am disappointed that nowhere in the reply is this addressed. I will raise this matter again.