Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat agus comhghairdeas leis an Aire nua. There is great concern for the future of the psychiatric building in St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar. Built in 1845 by the renowned Meath architect John Skipton Mulvany, this gigantic landmark is 95% vacant at present. It is architecturally the most striking building on any approach road to Mullingar. Similar buildings have been made into ideal homes for colleges, general-use hospitals and hotels so I am keen for the Minister to outline the plans for its use.

On a wider mental health issue, I call on the Minister to bring Paul Kelly and Console before a joint Oireachtas committee to be held accountable to the people of Ireland. By its own admission the Charities Regulatory Authority is quite toothless in this regard. This involves State money and is a crisis that needs to be exposed. There is so much good work in the charitable sector and in mental health and something like this takes from the whole area.