Written Answers. - Psychiatric Hospitals/Units Staffing.
Frances Fitzgerald
Question:
88
Ms F. Fitzgerald
asked the
Minister for Health
if he will supply a list of the psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units in the country; the numbers of posts established in these hospitals and units for social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and chiropodists; and the number of vacancies existing in relation to these posts at 31 December 1994.
[8039/95]
Limerick East): Staffing complements at unit level are not identifiable in the data available in my Department. Health agencies are assigned a total employment ceiling and have discretion in the distribution of posts between individual units.
The annual Health Service Personnel Census identifies the number of posts filled by each agency by grade. The following Table A sets out the relevant extract from the census for 1993. The 1994 census is currently being finalised. Table B lists the psychaitric units in general hospitals but for reasons already stated data on staff complements for these units is not readily available.
Organisation Name
|
Numbers of Chiropodists
|
Numbers of Physiotherapists
|
Numbers of Psychologists
|
Numbers of Occupational Threapists
|
Numbers of Social Workers
|
Total
|
Central Mental Hospital
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Cluain Mhuire Family Centre, Dublin
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Court Hall, Mulhuddart
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Mental Health Centre, Midleton
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Newcastle Psychiatric Hospital
|
0.04
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
2.19
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Ennis
|
0.43
|
0.00
|
4.00
|
2.11
|
1.00
|
7.54
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Cork
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.63
|
1.00
|
4.63
|
St. Anne's Children's Centre, Galway
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
St. Brendan's Hospital, Grangegorman*
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
29.02
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
32.12
|
St. Brigid's Hospital, Ardee
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
St. Brigid's Hospital WHB
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
1.50
|
1.00
|
5.50
|
St. Canice's Hospital
|
0.15
|
1.00
|
0.60
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
3.75
|
St. Columba's Hospital
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2.20
|
0.00
|
2.20
|
St. Davnet's Hospital, Monaghan
|
0.40
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
4.40
|
St. Dympna's Hospital
|
0.00
|
0.30
|
0.30
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.60
|
St. Dympna's Hostel
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
St. Finan's Hospital, Killarney
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
St. Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise
|
0.30
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.30
|
St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
5.00
|
3.00
|
8.15
|
St. Joseph's Hospital, Limerick
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
7.15
|
St. Loman's Hospital, Ballyowen
|
0.09
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6.00
|
2.00
|
8.09
|
St. Loman's Child Psychiatric Services
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar
|
0.08
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
3.08
|
St. Loman's Hospital, Clonmel
|
0.20
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.20
|
St. Luke's, Clonmel
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
St. Mary's Hospital, Castlebar
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
St. Otteran's Hospital
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
St. Patrick's Hospital, Castlerea
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
St. Paul's, Dublin
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy
|
0.07
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.07
|
St. Stephen's Hospital, Cork
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
Vergemount Clinic, Clonskeagh
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
St. Vincent's, Fairview
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.17
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.17
|
Warrenstown House, Blanchardstown
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
*All phychologist posts associated with psychiatric services in the Eastern Health Board are based in St. Brendan's Hospital.
The following is a list of General Hospital Psychiatric Units:
Eastern
James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown
Lakeview Unit, Naas General Hospital
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
St. James's Hospital, Dublin
St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park
Mid-Western
Regional Hospital, Limerick
North-Eastern
Cavan General Hospital
North-Western
Letterkenny General Hospital
South-Eastern
St. Declan's Unit, Ardkeen
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel
Southern
Regional Hospital, Cork
St. Anne's Hospital, Skibbereen
St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork
Tralee General Hospital
Western
Roscommon General Hosopital
St. Theresa's Unit, Mayo General Hospital
University College Hospital, Galway