Hospital Services.

Thursday, 7 October 2004

Questions (196, 197)

Richard Bruton

Question:

196 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of inpatient admissions in hospitals here in 2003 and to date in 2004; the number of day-care cases and the total in-patient and day-care capacity in each year. [23895/04]

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Richard Bruton

Question:

198 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of accident and emergency attendances and of outpatient attendances in 2003 and to date in 2004. [23897/04]

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Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 198 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.

Publicly Funded Acute Hospitals:

Summary Activity Statistics, 2003 and January to July 2004
	January to December 2003	January to July 2004
Inpatient Admissions	567,516	335,335
Day Cases	444,217	274,899
Inpatient Beds Available*	12,306	12,335
Day Beds Available*	921	1,048
Accident and Emergency Attendances	1,208,814	724,630
Outpatient Attendances#	2,278,997	1,417,459

*Figures refer to the average number of beds available for use during the period, taking beds that have been temporarily closed or opened into account.

#Figures refer to attendances at consultant-controlled outpatient clinics only.

Note: All figures are provisional. Source: Integrated Management Returns (IMRs), Department of Health and Children.