asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each of the past five years the number of beds available and occupied in public mental hospitals in the Dublin Health Authority area, and the daily cost per patient.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Public Mental Hospitals in Dublin Health Authority Area.
183.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
DUBLIN HEALTH AUTHORITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS.
|
PERIOD |
St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin 7 |
St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane |
St. Loman's Hospital, Ballyowen |
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|
Average Daily Number of Patients Resident |
Average Daily cost per Patient |
Average Daily Number of Patients Resident |
Average Daily Cost per Patient |
Average Daily Number of Patients Resident |
Average Daily Cost per Patient |
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|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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|
Year ended 31st March, 1962 |
1,627 |
0 |
19 |
3 |
1,833 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
117 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
|
Year ended 31st March, 1963 |
1,645 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
1,805 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
153 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
|
Year ended 31st March, 1964 |
1,617 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1,777 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
171 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
|
Year ended 31st March, 1965 |
1,604 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
1,786 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
193 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
|
Year ended 31st March, 1966 |
1,616 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
1,669 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
197 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
NOTE: There are no fixed bed complements for local authority psychiatric hospitals.