Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

The Minister of State with responsibility for this area, Deputy Moloney, recently attended the House but it was for criminal insanity legislation, a completely different issue.

Wards in St. Loman's are unfit for human habitation and it is difficult for staff to work in such conditions. However, it is home to the hospital's residents. It is not right that someone suffering from a mental illness must live in a room with peeling paint and water stains. How can one recover from a depressive or psychotic illness if one is living in such terrible conditions?

Tesco, in association with Bord Bia, has a promotional campaign to buy Irish. There are discrepancies, however, as to what actually constitutes an Irish product. Bord Bia is promoting produce from Northern Ireland. That, to me, is another country, the United Kingdom.