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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 27 Feb 1985

Vol. 356 No. 5

Written Answers. - Dublin Hospital Statistics.

483.

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.

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

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