asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each health authority the number of hospital beds or cots for children; and what steps will be taken to increase the number of such beds.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hospital Accommodation for Children.
78.
As the information requested is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
As regards the second part of the question, the Deputy will be aware that since the War there has been a substantial increase in the provision of hospital accommodation for children and infants including the building of a major children's hospital at Crumlin. The position as to needs is kept under review and adjustments in the provision for this purpose are made by re-organisation of hospital use or by new building.
Following is the statement:
Numbers of children's beds and cots in health authority hospitals—the numbers given relate to beds which are specially designated for children; many hospitals may have in addition beds which are used for children or adults as required.
|
Hospital |
Number of Children's beds |
|
Carlow: |
|
|
Carlow District Hospital |
2 |
|
Cavan: |
|
|
County Medical Hospital |
6 |
|
,,Surgical,, |
10 |
|
Clare: |
|
|
County Hospital |
12 |
|
Ennis Fever Hospital |
10 |
|
Cork: |
|
|
County Hospital, Mallow |
10 |
|
St. Finbarr's Hospital |
83 |
|
Kanturk District Hospital |
8 |
|
Orthopaedic Hospital, Gurranebraher |
67 |
|
Sarsfieldscourt Hospital (TB) |
9 |
|
(varies) |
|
|
Donegal: |
|
|
County Hospital, Letterkenny |
10 |
|
Carndonagh District Hospital |
6 |
|
Dungloe District Hospital |
6 |
|
Donegal Fever Hospital |
8 |
|
Dublin: |
|
|
St. Kevin's Hospital (Paediatric) |
50 |
|
St. Columcille's Hospital |
28 |
|
Cherry Orchard Fever Hospital |
104 |
|
Vergemount Fever Hospital |
139 |
|
Blanchardstown Hospital (TB) |
19 |
|
(varies) |
|
|
Galway: |
|
|
Regional Hospital (Paediatric) |
40 |
|
Galway Fever Hospital |
30 |
|
Merlin Park (Orthopaedic) |
42 |
|
Merlin Park (TB) |
11 |
|
(varies) |
|
|
Kerry: |
|
|
Kenmare District Hospital |
1 |
|
Killarney,,,, |
4 |
|
Cahirciveen District Hospital |
2 |
|
Killarney Fever Hospital |
8 |
|
Kilkenny: |
|
|
County Hospital, Kilkenny |
26 |
|
Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital |
30 |
|
Laois: |
|
|
County Hospital, Portlaoise |
20 |
|
Leitrim: |
|
|
County Hospital, Manorhamilton |
10 |
|
Louth: |
|
|
County Hospital, Dundalk |
17 |
|
Limerick: |
|
|
Regional Hospital, Limerick (Paediatric) |
30 |
|
Regional Maternity Hospital (Paediatric) |
39 |
|
St. Camillus Paediatric Unit (due to open at end of May, 1967) |
40 |
|
St. Nessan's Orthopaedic, Croom |
30 |
|
St. Nessan's Fever, Croom |
9 |
|
St. Senan's Hospital, Foynes |
40 |
|
(approx.) |
|
|
Mayo: |
|
|
County Hospital, Castlebar |
22 |
|
Ballina District Hospital |
9 |
|
Swinford Fever Hospital |
5 |
|
Monaghan: |
|
|
County Hospital, Monaghan |
12 |
|
Offaly: |
|
|
County Hospital, Tullamore |
16 |
|
Birr District Hospital |
4 |
|
Roscommon: |
|
|
County Hospital, Roscommon |
5 |
|
Roscommon Fever Hospital |
6 |
|
Tipperary (NR): |
|
|
County Hospital, Nenagh |
6 |
|
Roscrea District Hospital |
6 |
|
Thurles,,,, |
6 |
|
Tipperary (SR): |
|
|
County Medical Hospital, Clonmel |
21 |
|
County Surgical Hospital, Cashel |
11 |
|
Tipperary District Hospital |
7 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir District Hospital |
8 |
|
Westmeath: |
|
|
Athlone District Hospital |
12 |
|
Wexford: |
|
|
County Surgical Hospital, Wexford |
38 |
|
New Ross Fever Hospital |
18 |