Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 Feb 1991

Vol. 404 No. 6

Written Answers. - Psychiatric Care.

Bernard Allen

Question:

191 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health the number of places available in (1) psychiatric day care units and (2) residential care in each of the health board areas; the name and address for each of the centres; and the level of accommodation available in each unit.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon)

The number of places in public psychiatric day centres/day hospitals and the number of residential care places available in public psychiatric hospitals and hostels in each health board area at 31 December 1989 were as follows:

Health Board	Day Hospital- Day Centre	Hospital In-patient population	Hostel Places
Eastern Health Board	777	1,697	784
Midland Health Board	160	550	151
Mid-Western Health Board	150	766	138
North-Eastern Health Board	205	417	147
North-Western Health Board	260	415	104
South-Eastern Health Board	205	1,311	260
Southern Health Board	180	1,480	139
Western Health Board	408	1,379	154
Total	2,345	8,015	1,877

The other information requested by the Deputy in relation to these facilities is not available on a routine basis to my Department but I am sure that the chief executive officers of the boards will be happy to supply this if requested to do so by the Deputy.