Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2004
199 Mr. Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the total number of beds that were in use in each of the Cavan and Monaghan General Hospitals in 1997; the number in place in each of the hospitals now; when she expects the 19 new beds in Cavan and the ten new beds in Monaghan to be in service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26756/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of services at the Cavan Monaghan hospital group rests with the North Eastern Health Board. My Department has therefore asked the chief executive officer of the board to reply directly to the Deputy in respect of bed numbers in 1997 and now at Cavan and Monaghan General Hospitals. The position on the provision of additional beds is as follows. My Department has approved revenue funding of €500,000 to commission ten additional day beds at Monaghan General Hospital. These beds are designed to facilitate the development of surgical services across the Cavan Monaghan hospital group. The commissioning of these beds is being progressed by the board.
The board has recently submitted proposals to my Department for the provision of an additional 19 beds at Cavan General Hospital as part of the reconfiguration of services across the group. This submission is now being examined by my Department.
