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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 26 Jan 1989

Vol. 386 No. 2

Written Answers. - Mullingar, Westmeath, General Hospital.

41.

asked the Minister for Health the number of beds for each speciality in Mullingar General Hospital in County Westmeath as of January, 1987 and January, 1989; the number of staff employed in each grade in this hospital; the original budget for this hospital for each year from January, 1986 to January, 1989; and the number of staff in this hospital who have accepted early retirement and/or voluntary redundancy and the capital moneys spent on this hospital for each year from 1983 to 1989.

The number of beds for each speciality in Mullingar General Hospital at January 1987 and January 1989 were as follows:

Speciality

Number of Beds

1987

1989

Surgery

51

51

Medicine

41

41

Obstetrics

23

23

Gynaecology

12

12

CCU/ICU

4

4

Day Beds

6

Total

131

137

The details of the number of staff employed in each grade are given in the list which is being circulated in the Official Report.

The Deputy will appreciate that the determination of the annual budget for Mullingar General Hospital is a matter in the first instance for the Midland Health Board. The annual budget approved by the board for the hospital since 1986 is as follows:

Year

Gross Original Budget

£m

1986

4.434

1987

4.665

1988

4.775

My Department is awaiting details from the board of the hospitals 1989 budget.

Neither the early retirement nor the voluntary redundancy package have been applied in Mullingar General Hospital.

The capital moneys allocated to this hospital for each year since 1983 were as follows:

Year

Capital moneys allocated

£m

1983

.03

1984

.338

1985

1.837

1986

4.077

1987

3.159

1988

.890

Total

10.331

The position with regard to 1989 has not yet been finalised.

Staffing in Mullingar General Hospital at 30 June 1988

Midland Health Board

Total Nos.

WTE

County Hospital, Mullingar

Clerical/Administrative

Grade I/Receptionist (H.B. & V.H.)

2

2.00

Grade II/Clerk Typist (H.B. & V.H.)

12

12.00

Grade III/Clerical Officer (H.B. & V.H.)

4

4.00

Grade IV (H.B. & V.H.)

1

1.00

Grade VII Senior E.O. (H.B. & V.H.)

1

1.00

Category Total

20

20.00

Medical/Dental

Consultant/Anaesthetics

2

2.00

Consultant/Obstetrics/Gynaecology

2

2.00

Consultant/Physician

3

2.64

Consultant/Pathology

1

1.00

Consultant/Radiology

1

1.00

Consultant/Surgery

3

3.00

Registrar

2

2.00

House Officer

11

11.00

Intern

1

1.00

Category Total

26

25.64

Nursing/Allied

Matron

1

1.00

Assistant Matron

2

2.00

Night Superintendent

2

2.00

Sister (Ward)

10

10.07

Staff Nurse

91

85.51

Theatre Sister

1

1.00

Category Total

107

101.58

Paramedical

Medical Laboratory Technician

5

5.00

Medical Laboratory Technician, Senior

4

4.00

Med. Lab. Technologist, Chief I

1

1.00

Radiographer

3

2.17

Radiographer, Senior

1

1.00

Radiographer, Superintendant

1

1.00

Physiotherapist

2

2.00

Physiotherapist-in-Charge (Grade I)

1

1.00

Pharmacist, Chief II

1

1.00

Phlebotomist

1

0.50

Category Total

20

18.67

Catering/Housekeeping

Catering Officer

2

2.00

Domestic Staff Supervisor

1

1.00

Domestic

58

57.14

Seamstress

2

2.00

Cook Grade I

2

2.00

Cook Grade II

2

2.00

Category Total

67

66.14

Maintenance

Foreman

1

1.00

Charge Hand

2

2.00

Carpenter

2

2.00

Painter

3

3.00

Plasterer

1

1.00">

Boilerman

2

2.00

Labourer

5

5.00

Category Total

16

16.00

Other

Chaplain

2

1.00

Ambulance Attendant Driver

5

4.20

Ambulance Driver, Leading

1

1.00

Category Total

8

6.20

County Hospital, Mullingar

264

254.23

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