asked the Minister for Health the total number of people in each county home in Ireland, the total number of medical cases in the county homes in each county for medical treatment and the total number of non-medical cases in the county homes in each county (sheltered cases).
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Homes.
The information asked for by the Deputy is shown in a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Statement showing:
(a) Total number of medical cases in each county home,
(b) Total number of non-medical cases in each county home,
(c) Total number of people in each county home on 31st December, 1963.
Name of Institution |
Medical cases |
Non-medical cases |
Number of Patients |
Sacred Heart Home and Hospital, Carlow |
98 |
70 |
168 |
St. Felim's County Home and Hospital, Cavan |
93 |
146 |
239 |
St. Joseph's, Ennis, County Clare |
251 |
105 |
356 |
St. Joseph's, Stranorlar, County Donegal |
112 |
83 |
195 |
St. Brendan's Home, Loughrea, County Galway |
142 |
224 |
366 |
*Western Regional Sanatorium (Merlin Park) |
93 |
25 |
118 |
St. Columbanus Home, Killarney, County Kerry |
238 |
133 |
371 |
†St. Joseph's, Listowel, County Kerry |
4 |
21 |
25 |
St. Vincent's, Athy, County Kildare |
152 |
182 |
334 |
St. Columba's, Thomastown, County Kilkenny |
149 |
130 |
279 |
County Home, Mountmellick, County Laois |
65 |
74 |
139 |
St. Patrick's Home, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim |
105 |
36 |
141 |
District Hospital, Dundalk, County Louth |
91 |
64 |
155 |
*District Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth |
109 |
10 |
119 |
St. Joseph's, Longford |
61 |
114 |
175 |
Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo |
138 |
179 |
317 |
St. Joseph's, Trim, County Meath |
156 |
66 |
222 |
St. Mary's, Castleblayney, County Monaghan |
85 |
117 |
202 |
County Home, Tullamore, Offaly |
119 |
64 |
183 |
County Home, Roscommon |
218 |
85 |
303 |
St. John's Sligo |
243 |
100 |
343 |
Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary |
115 |
193 |
308 |
St. Patrick's, Cashel, County Tipperary |
181 |
162 |
343 |
St. John's, Dungarvan, County Waterford |
133 |
76 |
209 |
St. Patrick's, Waterford |
122 |
30 |
152 |
St. Mary's, Mullingar, County Westmeath |
87 |
139 |
226 |
St. John's, Enniscorthy, County Wexford |
239 |
141 |
380 |
St. Colman's, Rathdrum, County Wicklow |
108 |
59 |
167 |
St. Ita's, Newcastlewest, County Limerick |
125 |
205 |
330 |
*St. Camillus Hospital, Limerick (City Home and Hospital) |
106 |
189 |
295 |
Lourdes Home, Midleton, County Cork |
90 |
76 |
166 |
Mount Carmel Home, Clonakilty, County Cork |
130 |
78 |
208 |
*St. Finbarr's, Cork |
430 |
91 |
521 |
†Heatherside Hospital, Buttevant, County Cork |
60 |
110 |
170 |
*Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork |
42 |
35 |
77 |
St. Clare's, Dublin |
— |
92 |
92 |
Brú Chaoimhín, Dublin |
— |
297 |
297 |
†Brú Bride (Crooksling), Dublin |
— |
197 |
197 |
*St. Kevin's, Dublin |
279 |
— |
279 |
†*St. Mary's, Dublin |
254 |
87 |
341 |
Casuals Accommodation, Dublin |
— |
80 |
80 |
‡St. Joseph's, Mountdesert, Cork |
— |
54 |
54 |
‡Nazareth Home, Mallow |
— |
230 |
230 |
*‡Cobh General Hospital |
19 |
— |
19 |
TOTALS |
5,242 |
4,649 |
9,891 |
NOTE: *Hospitals with county home sections. † Homes for ex-mental hospital patients. ‡Voluntary institutions caring for county home patients under specific arrangements made with the health authority for payment on a capitation basis.