asked the Minister for Health if he has made financial provision for the erection and equipping of a unit at Gortroe, Killarney, County Kerry for use as an adolescent centre for mentally handicapped patients waiting to be discharged from St. Mary of the Angels, Beaufort.
Written Answers. - Mentally Handicapped Adolescent Centre.
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The previous Government made no provision in the capital allocation for the current year to enable planning to proceed on the proposed special residential centre for mentally handicapped adults for the Southern Health Board at Gortroe, Killarney. I will be keeping the matter under review in the light of the resources available to me.