Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 December 2005
158 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of publicly funded acute hospital beds in Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 1980, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2000 and to date in 2005. [39983/05]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
|
Year |
Louth |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
|
1980 |
143 |
333 |
|
1986 |
145 |
338 |
|
1990 |
148 |
333 |
|
1995 |
136 |
315 |
|
2000 |
134 |
324 |
|
2005** |
137 |
328 |
*Figures for the years 1980, 1986 and 1990 refer to the bed complement at 31 December whereas figures for later years refer to the average number of beds available over the year taking beds that were temporarily closed or opened into account.
**Covers the period January 2005 to September 2005. Provisional.
159 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public beds for older people in County Louth in 1984, 1994 and 2003. [39984/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
