Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

I ask the Senator not to make me remind her further of the failings of Fine Gael.

It is important to remember that significant strides have been made in psychiatry. In Mullingar we have one of the finest and most successful units for later-life psychiatry in the country. Having said that, we can refer people to the institutions we have. We must remember there are people who need ongoing care in psychiatric institutions, and if we close the ones we have we must replace them. They are not suitable for the purpose for which they were built, but now we need a change.