Brendan Howlin
Question:132 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of respite beds available for elderly people in each health board area for each of the last three years.
Written Answers. - Respite Beds.
Five of the eight health boards have supplied the data requested and the information is as follows.
|
Health Board |
Year and Number of Respite Beds |
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|
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
|
|
Eastern Health Board |
49 |
76 |
76 |
|
Midland Health Board |
80 |
80 |
80 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
11 |
14 |
23 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
16 |
24 |
33 |
|
Southern Health Board |
28 |
33 |
37 |
Information from the other three boards is awaited. I will communicate separately with the Deputy when I receive the information requested.