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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 1 Dec 1999

Vol. 512 No. 1

Written Answers. - Maternity Services.

Bernard Allen

Question:

165 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of births in each of the public maternity hospitals in each of the years 1990, 1995 and 1998; and the number of caesarean sections in each of those hospitals in these years. [25590/99]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.

TABLE 1

Number of Births by Hospital, 1990, 1995 and 1998

Hospital

1990

1995

1998

National Maternity Hospital,Dublin

6,328

6,718

7,948

Coombe Women's Hospital,Dublin

6,852

6,388

6,997

Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

6,596

6,247

6,387

Longford/Westmeath GeneralHospital

972

1,153

1,144

General Hospital, Portlaoise

1,212

1,049

1,097

Limerick Regional MaternityHospital

3,778

3,326

3,962

Hospital

1990

1995

1998

Louth County Hospital

554

487

499

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,Drogheda

1,743

1,751

1,984

General Hospital, Cavan

846

831

841

General Hospital, Monaghan

471

323

335

General Hospital, Letterkenny

1,714

1,516

1,597

General Hospital, Sligo

1,363

1,178

1,287

General Hospital, Wexford

1,514

1,308

1,403

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

1,075

1,003

941

Waterford Maternity Hospital

1,517

1,455

1,702

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

1,184

1,061

1,312

St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork

1,670

1,554

1,699

Erinville Hospital, Cork

2,722

2,534

2,906

Victoria Hospital, Cork*

259

264

General Hospital, Tralee

1,235

977

1,137

Mayo General Hospital

1,442

1,148

878

University College Hospital,Galway

2,464

2,499

2,752

Portiuncula Hospital,Ballinasloe

1,997

1,684

1,757

*Maternity Unit closed in 1997.
TABLE 2
Number of Caesarean Sections by Hospital,
1990, 1995 and 1998

Hospital

1990

1995

1998

National Maternity Hospital,Dublin

513

684

1,004

Coombe Women's Hospital,Dublin

410

891

1,015

Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

692

1,004

1,518

Longford/Westmeath GeneralHospital

89

129

166

General Hospital, Portlaoise

87

98

166

Limerick Regional MaternityHospital

345

581

1,002

Louth County Hospital

58

83

98

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,Drogheda

335

381

523

General Hospital, Cavan

82

138

204

General Hospital, Monaghan

71

42

67

General Hospital, Letterkenny

112

128

224

General Hospital, Sligo

108

141

196

General Hospital, Wexford

100

154

274

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

96

121

186

Waterford Maternity Hospital

180

237

359

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

109

182

338

St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork

261

262

324

Erinville Hospital, Cork

341

365

532

Victoria Hospital, Cork*

68

49

General Hospital, Tralee

125

104

218

Mayo General Hospital

N.A.

164

178

University College Hospital,Galway

325

366

471

Portiuncula Hospital,Ballinasloe

199

242

356

*Maternity Unit closed 1997.
N.A. indicates ‘Not Available'.
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