Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 October 2023
345. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of ICU beds in place; how many beds are funded; the all-in costs for a new ICU bed, support services and staffing; and the projected cost for 20 additional ICU beds. [43362/23]
View answerThe Strategic Plan for Critical Care was noted by Government in 2020. Very significant funding of €78.2m has been provided in 2021, 2022 and 2023 to allow for the implementation of Phase 1 of the Strategic Plan for Critical Care.
To date, this has delivered an additional 65 critical care beds, bringing the current total to 323, an increase of 25%.
Regarding costs for new and additional beds, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
