226 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin has decided to close Iona unit which is specially designed and run for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and those suffering from dementia and is a fully secure unit facility, specifically providing for the care of eight patients, that such a closure is due to lack of resources to properly maintain the unit and that as a consequence patients suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia who require a secure unit will be moved to an open ward which is inappropriate to their condition; and if she will take the necessary action to ensure the resources are provided to the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook for the continued use of the Iona Unit for such patients who require secure care. [44865/08]

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226 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin has decided to close Iona unit which is specially designed and run for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and those suffering from dementia and is a fully secure unit facility, specifically providing for the care of eight patients, that such a closure is due to lack of resources to properly maintain the unit and that as a consequence patients suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia who require a secure unit will be moved to an open ward which is inappropriate to their condition; and if she will take the necessary action to ensure the resources are provided to the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook for the continued use of the Iona Unit for such patients who require secure care. [44865/08]

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