asked the Minister for Health the number of sanatoria and hospitals (and the number of beds in each case) sanctioned by his Department and completed between February, 1948 and April, 1951; the balances in the Hospitals Trust Fund at these two dates; the total expenditure under the fund over the period; and the total State expenditure on these contracts.
Written Answers. - Hospitals and Sanatoria.
252.
(1) Hospitals and sanatoria (including major conversions and extensions) sanctioned by the Department of Health and completed in the period February, 1948 to April, 1951.
(Note:— As the events involved occurred approximately 20 years ago, it would be difficult to supply absolutely accurate information without examination of very many old records no longer in use. It may be taken, however, that the list below is, broadly speaking, accurate and comprehensive. The projects listed relate only to schemes resulting in the provision of hospital beds. They do not include ancillary hospital works, e.g. staff homes, boiler plant, sanitary accommodation, etc.).
|
Dublin City and County |
Number of beds |
|
St. Mary's Chest Hospital (conversion) |
600 |
|
Rialto Sanatorium (extra beds) |
90 |
|
St. Laurence's Hospital (extra beds) |
54 |
|
Holy Angels, Glenmaroon (conversion for mentally handicapped) |
50 |
|
Neo-Natal units at each of the three Dublin Maternity Hospitals |
84 (total) |
|
Pigeon House Sanatorium |
30 |
|
Cork City and County |
|
|
Mallow County Hospital (temporary conversion for sanatorium purposes) |
100 |
|
St. Finbarr's—Maternity Unit |
30 |
|
Limerick City and County |
|
|
Children's Sanatorium, Foynes (conversion) |
100 |
|
Limerick City Home and Hospital (extra beds) |
48 |
|
St. John's Hospital (extension) |
20 |
|
Waterford City and County |
|
|
Waterford Maternity Hospital |
25 |
|
County Roscommon |
|
|
Castlerea Mental Hospital (temporary conversion for sanatorium purposes) |
350 |
|
County Donegal |
|
|
Killybegs Sanatorium (conversion) |
72 |
|
Carndonagh Fever Hospital (reconstruction) |
16 |
|
County Mayo |
|
|
Beleek Sanatorium (conversion) |
35 |
|
County Louth |
|
|
Drogheda Cottage Hospital (extra beds) |
11 |
|
Various |
|
|
Conversion of Fever Hospitals at Kilkenny, Skibbereen, Macroom, Lismore, Longford and Belmullet into temporary sanatoria |
163 (total) |
(2) Total grants in respect of hospitals from the Hospitals Trust Fund between February, 1948 and April, 1951 were—
for capital purposes—£4,251,000
for revenue purposes—£1,729,000
(3) Balances in Hospitals Trust Fund:
On 1st February, 1948—£9,729,358
On 30th April, 1951—£6,989,646
(4) The total cost of the works listed at (1) above was £2.2 million approximately.