asked the Minister for Health if he will state in relation to St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin for each year since 1973: (1) the total capital spending invested in the hospital for each year since 1973; (2) the total number of (a) nurses, (b) domestic staff and (c) other staff employed in the hospital; (3) the amount of money spent on maintenance services in the hospital; and (4) the total number of patient places and the total number of patient throughout at the hospital.
Written Answers. - Dublin Hospital Statistics.
The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:
Year |
Capital Spending |
£ |
|
1973 |
52,573.51 |
1974 |
31,222.99 |
1975 |
35,800.00 |
1976 |
26,190.00 |
1977 |
50,718.36 |
1978 |
42,480.00 |
1979 |
224,479.00 |
1980 |
75,900.00 |
1981 |
96,690.00 |
1982 |
402,936.50 |
1983 |
226,961.26 |
1984 |
236,983.83 |
1985 (to date) |
94,082.84 |
The following tabular statement sets out the numbers of nursing and allied, catering and housekeeping and other staff employed at St. Brendan's Hospital for the years since 1973 for which the information is available.
Year |
Nursing and Allied |
Catering and Housekeeping |
Other |
Total |
1974 |
617 |
66 |
263 |
946 |
1977 |
619 |
144 |
160 |
923 |
1978 |
693 |
148 |
159 |
1,000 |
1979 |
609 |
141 |
168 |
918 |
1980 |
653 |
152 |
173 |
978 |
1981 |
653 |
172 |
165 |
990 |
1984 |
707 |
160 |
174 |
1,041 |
The amount of money spent on maintenance services for individual hospitals, for each year since 1973 is not available.
Year |
No. of Patients on 31 December |
All Admissions |
Discharges |
Deaths |
1973 |
1,172 |
2,774 |
2,406 |
117 |
1974 |
1,100 |
2,526 |
2,494 |
129 |
1975 |
1,064 |
2,671 |
2,468 |
99 |
1976 |
1,045 |
2,512 |
2,461 |
109 |
1977 |
1,116 |
2,547 |
2,445 |
92 |
1978 |
1,093 |
2,678 |
2,573 |
88 |
1979 |
1,029 |
1,998 |
2,097 |
77 |
1980 |
942 |
1,558 |
1,737 |
101 |
1981 |
953 |
1,553 |
1,559 |
98 |
1982 |
947 |
1,546 |
1,497 |
86 |
1983 |
932 |
1,514 |
1,416 |
71 |
1984 |
932 |
1,556 |
1,424 |
70 |