Ivan Yates
Ceist:37 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in relation to the recent closing down of sections of St. Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital, Dublin 7 and the movement of patients, whereby it is alleged that some 30 elderly patients were moved to Unit J which was a former dance hall; whether there was a lack of proper preparation for the transfer of these patients; whether they were transferred while construction work continued; if he will clarify the conditions of the unit; whether he considers them satisfactory; and the steps, if any, he is taking to improve the situation.