Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

If one life was saved, it would be worth spending this money. Will the Minister of State reconsider that decision?

Last week the Independent Senators tabled a motion on human rights and I referred to mental health issues for children. All the children in one institution were surveyed and three different mental health illnesses were found to be present in some of them but none was being treated for them. A youngster from Athlone has been incarcerated many times in an adult institution because there is nowhere for him to go even though he has mental health issues. That is not right. That youngster has no voice but the State has completely ignored him and hopes he will go away. He will end up in a vacuum until he dies because nobody cares. I care and I hope the Minister of State has listened to my contribution.