asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each institution in Counties Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath, (1) the number of (a) maternity, (b) surgical and general and (c) tuberculosis beds available; (2) the excess of bed demand over supply for the last 12 months' period for which figures are available, giving approximate and combined figures if none other is available; (3) the number of bed extensions authorised in principle, or coming within a category where authorisation on the basis of present policy may be envisaged, and the approximate cost of each extension.
Written Answers. - Hospitals' Bed Accommodation.
The information sought is contained in the following statement:—
AMOUNTS PROVIDED FROM HOSPITALS' TRUST FUND FOR NEW VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF A MAJOR KIND EXCLUDING CORK, DUBLIN, WATERFORD GALWAY AND LIMERICK CITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS SHOWN.
INSTITUTION |
1950/51 |
1951/52 |
1952/53 |
1953/54 |
1954/55 |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Cheeverstown Convalescent Home, Co. Dublin |
— |
— |
2,319 |
1 |
5 |
566 |
7 |
3 |
1,224 |
14 |
7 |
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Children's Sunshine Home, Stillorgan Co. Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
||||||||
Drogheda Cottage Hospital, Co. Louth |
4,243 |
3 |
9 |
5,102 |
16 |
2 |
138 |
10 |
0 |
187 |
18 |
10 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Home for Epileptic Women, Moore Abbey, Monasterevan, Co. Kildare |
— |
— |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
8,000 |
0 |
0 |
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House of the Holy Angels, Glenmaroon, Co. Dublin |
66,379 |
0 |
0 |
4,935 |
9 |
4 |
7,606 |
0 |
3 |
2,740 |
8 |
2 |
— |
||
Monkstown Hospital, Co. Dublin |
7,021 |
15 |
9 |
4,565 |
8 |
2 |
867 |
3 |
4 |
881 |
16 |
1 |
— |
||
Hospital of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Lota, Glanmire, Co. Cork |
— |
— |
44,865 |
16 |
4 |
100,124 |
9 |
2 |
51,337 |
4 |
2 |
||||
Our Lady of Lourdes, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin |
2,325 |
14 |
2 |
17,756 |
6 |
11 |
22,853 |
11 |
2 |
2,552 |
14 |
3 |
854 |
6 |
0 |
Peamount Sanatorium, Co. Dublin |
57,682 |
7 |
5 |
14,642 |
7 |
5 |
33,750 |
10 |
3 |
52,822 |
1 |
11 |
23,923 |
8 |
0 |
Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway |
44,484 |
15 |
2 |
81,759 |
2 |
0 |
47,774 |
6 |
5 |
35,981 |
16 |
5 |
— |
||
Royal National Hospital for Consumption, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow |
36,860 |
2 |
7 |
18,872 |
9 |
10 |
35,224 |
16 |
5 |
25,311 |
12 |
10 |
94,634 |
19 |
8 |
Sacred Heart Home, Bessboro, Co. Cork |
1,750 |
0 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
880 |
0 |
0 |
2,120 |
0 |
0 |
— |
||
St. Joseph's Home, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin |
— |
— |
24,146 |
14 |
4 |
60,492 |
15 |
6 |
54,283 |
2 |
6 |
||||
St. Joseph's, Mount Desert, Co. Cork |
2,335 |
12 |
1 |
16,654 |
0 |
0 |
22,015 |
9 |
10 |
26,270 |
0 |
0 |
4,830 |
0 |
0 |
St. Joseph's, Coole, Co. Westmeath |
2,110 |
0 |
0 |
243 |
6 |
10 |
110 |
7 |
4 |
49,922 |
0 |
3 |
5,300 |
0 |
0 |
St. Joseph's, Kilcornan, Co. Galway |
3,250 |
0 |
0 |
27,796 |
17 |
9 |
16,953 |
2 |
3 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
||
St. Mary's Open Air Hospital, Cappagh, Co. Dublin |
2,929 |
11 |
3 |
1,750 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
||||||
St. Mary's, Drumcar, Co. Louth |
16,000 |
0 |
0 |
85,062 |
18 |
10 |
122,507 |
17 |
1 |
56,429 |
4 |
1 |
86,378 |
5 |
3 |
St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin |
38,325 |
0 |
0 |
18,675 |
0 |
0 |
4,210 |
1 |
0 |
4,884 |
7 |
0 |
9,668 |
4 |
0 |
St. Peter's, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath |
— |
— |
— |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
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St. Raphael's, Celbridge, Co. Kildare |
— |
— |
112,846 |
15 |
0 |
45,470 |
6 |
3 |
39,967 |
16 |
0 |
||||
St. Vincent's Lisnagry, Co. Limerick |
— |
— |
4,864 |
19 |
5 |
13,829 |
0 |
11 |
4,045 |
2 |
11 |
||||
Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary |
— |
193 |
9 |
2 |
7,756 |
10 |
10 |
— |
— |
||||||
Stewart's Hospital, Palmerstown, Co. Dublin |
— |
— |
872 |
17 |
4 |
7,945 |
11 |
11 |
5,146 |
8 |
7 |