asked the Minister for Health if he will state, with reference to the memorandum circulated by him containing his tentative ideas of the new administrative arrangements for the health services, the population of and number of existing hospitals in each county and county borough mentioned in paragraph 5.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Memorandum on Health Services.
19.
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.
Following is the statement:
|
County/County Borough |
Population (1966 Census) |
Number of Hospitals |
|
Proposed Eastern Health Board: |
||
|
Dublin County Borough |
568,722 |
42 |
|
Dublin County (including Dún Laoghaire Borough) |
226,275 |
17 |
|
Kildare |
66,404 |
3 |
|
Wicklow |
60,428 |
4 |
|
Proposed North-Eastern Health Board: |
||
|
Cavan |
54,022 |
2 |
|
Louth |
69,519 |
5 |
|
Meath |
67,323 |
5 |
|
Monaghan |
45,732 |
2 |
|
Proposed North-Western Health Board: |
||
|
Donegal |
108,549 |
8 |
|
Leitrim |
30,572 |
2 |
|
Sligo |
51,263 |
2 |
|
Proposed Western Health Board: |
||
|
Galway |
148,340 |
7 |
|
Mayo |
115,547 |
6 |
|
Roscommon |
56,228 |
4 |
|
Proposed Mid-Western Health Board: |
||
|
Clare |
73,597 |
7 |
|
Limerick County Borough |
55,912 |
6 |
|
Limerick County |
81,445 |
2 |
|
Tipperary (NR) |
53,843 |
3 |
|
Proposed Midland Health Board: |
||
|
Laois |
44,595 |
3 |
|
Longford |
28,989 |
2 |
|
Offaly |
51,717 |
3 |
|
Westmeath |
52,900 |
4 |
|
Proposed South-Eastern Health Board: |
||
|
Carlow |
33,593 |
3 |
|
Kilkenny |
60,463 |
5 |
|
Tipperary (SR) |
68,989 |
6 |
|
Wexford |
83,437 |
6 |
|
Waterford County Borough |
29,842 |
3 |
|
Waterford County |
43,238 |
6 |
|
Proposed Southern Health Board: |
||
|
Cork County Borough |
122,146 |
12 |
|
Cork County |
217,557 |
19 |
|
Kerry |
122,785 |
11 |
|
Totals |
2,884,002 |
210 |