Vol. 461 No. 3
10 Mr. D. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the level of increased expenditure on elderly people, aged 65 years or more in his Department during 1995; if he will subdivide the total amount into distinct cost centres or programmes; and the plans, if any, he has to expand age related services during 1996. [2608/96]
Limerick East): In 1995 my Department allocated an additional £2.1 million in development money for services for the elderly to the eight health boards. A sum of £1.1. million of this development money was spent on a number of essential requirements, which are listed on the following schedule.
The remainder of the money was divided between the eight health boards on a pro-rata basis as follows:
|
Health Board |
£ |
|
Eastern Health Board |
285,000 |
|
Midland Health Board |
57,000 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
90,000 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
82,000 |
|
North-Western Health Board |
81,000 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
108,000 |
|
Southern Health Board |
165,000 |
|
Western Health Board |
132,000 |
|
£ |
|
|
1. St. Vincents, Elm Park (Day Hospital) |
65,000 |
|
2. Eastern Health Board (Transport for No. 1 above) |
30,000 |
|
3. Tralee General (Specialist Unit) |
70,000 |
|
4. St. Finbarr's CRH |
|
|
(Additional Staff) |
80,000 |
|
5. Mullingar General (Specialist Unit) |
100,000 |
|
6. Nenagh/Thurles (Specialist Unit) |
150,000 |
|
7. Wexford General (Specialist Unit) |
50,000 |
|
8. Beaumont (Day Hospital) |
80,000 |
|
9. Ely House, Wexford (Nursing Unit) |
75,000 |
|
10. Community Nursing Unit, Navan Road, Dublin (New nursing unit plus day facilities) |
90,000 |
|
11. Alzheimers Society of Ireland |
50,000 |
|
12. Milford Hospice Day Care Centre |
100,000 |
|
13. Sacred Heart Home Roscommon (2 nursing posts) |
40,000 |
|
14. St. John's Enniscorthy (2 nursing posts) |
40,000 |
|
15. Additional Geriatrician Limerick |
30,000 |
|
16. Royal Hospital, Donnybrook EMI Unit |
20,000 |
|
17. Age Action Ireland (To EHB) |
30,000 |
|
Total |
1,100,000 |
