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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 Jan 1964

Vol. 207 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Homes.

19.

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).

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.

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