asked the Minister for Health if he will state in regard to expenditure from the hospital sweepstake funds in the last ten years (1) the amount spent on new hospital buildings and extensions, and where such hospitals are situated, (2) the amount spent on new equipment for existing hospitals, and what such equipment consisted of, and (3) the amount allocated to hospitals for maintenance costs during each of the years mentioned.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hospital Sweeps Funds.
As the information requested by the Deputy contains a lengthy list of hospitals and institutions, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate the reply for inclusion in the Report.
(1) A sum of £15,296,740 was spent from the Hospitals Trust Fund during the ten years 1st April, 1945, to the 31st March, 1954, on new hospital buildings and extensions. The location of the hospitals and institutions referred to is set out hereunder:
CARLOW:
Tullow District Hospital.
Carlow County Hospital.
CAVAN:
Lisdarn T.B. Hospital.
Keadue T.B. Hospital.
CLARE:
County Hospital, Ennis.
District Hospital, Scarriff.
Mental Hospital, Ennis.
CORK:
Mallow Chest Hospital.
St. Brendan's Hospital, Millstreet.
Heatherside Sanatorium.
District Hospital, Youghal.
,,,, Midleton.
,,,, Bantry.
St. Colman's Hospital, Macroom.
St. Fachtna's Hospital, Skibbereen.
Orthopaedic Hospital, Gurranebraher.
St. Finbarr's Hospital
Cork Fever Hospital.
Mercy Hospital.
St. Joseph's, Mount Desert.
Hospital of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Cork Regional Hospital.
St. Patrick's Hospital.
DUBLIN:
Sunshine Home, Stillorgan.
Cheeverstown Convalescent Home.
Crooksling Sanatorium.
Convent of the Holy Angels, Glenmaroon.
Linden Convalescent Home.
Loughlinstown Hospital.
Monkstown Hospital.
St. Patrick's Home, Pelletstown.
Lourdes Hospital, Dún Laoghaire.
St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire.
Peamount Sanatorium.
St. Mary's Blind Asylum.
St. Joseph's Blind Asylum.
St. Mary's, Cappagh.
St. Vincent's Home, Cabra.
St. Joseph's Home, Clonsilla.
Stewart's Hospital, Palmerstown.
Ballyowen Sanatorium.
Hume Street Hospital.
Dublin Fever Hospital
Catholic Institute for the Deaf.
Jervis Street Hospital.
Temple Street Hospital.
Dr. Steevens' Hospital.
Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital.
Mater Hospital.
Meath Hospital.
Mercer's Hospital.
Grangegorman Mental Hospital.
National Children's Hospital.
National Maternity Hospital.
Hospice for the Dying.
Crumlin Children's Hospital.
Rialto T.B. Hospital.
Rotunda Hospital.
Royal City of Dublin Hospital.
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.
St. Anne's Hospital.
St. Clare's Hospital.
St. Kevin's Hospital.
St. Laurence's Hospital.
St. Patrick's Infant Hospital.
St. Luke's Hospital.
St. Mary's Chest Hospital.
Teach Ultain.
DONEGAL:
Mental Hospital, Letterkenny.
Fever Hospital, Carndonagh.
Killybegs Sanatorium.
County Hospital, Letterkenny.
GALWAY:
District Hospital, Clifden.
Galway Regional Hospital.
Woodlands Sanatorium.
Ballinasloe Mental Hospital.
St. Joseph's, Kilcornan.
Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe.
KERRY:
Valentia Hospital.
District Hospital, Caherciveen.
Fever Hospital, Listowel.
District Hospital, Dingle.
Mental Hospital, Killarney.
KILDARE:
St. Raphael's, Celbridge.
Home for Epileptic Women, Moore Abbey.
KILKENNY:
County Hospital, Kilkenny.
Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital.
Kilkenny Sanatorium.
LAOIS:
Fever Hospital, Abbeyleix.
LEITRIM:
County Hospital, Manorhamilton.
LIMERICK:
County Hospital, Croom.
Limerick Regional Hospital.
St. Senan's Hospital, Foynes.
Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital.
St. Vincent's, Lisnagry.
Barrington's Hospital.
Limerick City Home and Hospital.
Limerick Mental Hospital.
St. John's Hospital.
LONGFORD:
Longford Fever Hospital.
LOUTH:
Drogheda Cottage Hospital.
St. Mary's, Drumcar.
Dundalk Fever Hospital.
Ardee Mental Hospital.
MAYO:
St. Michael's Hospital, Beleek
MEATH:
Navan County Infirmary.
Navan County Hospital.
MONAGHAN:
T.B. Hospital, Monaghan.
Mental Hospital, Monaghan.
OFFALY:
Tullamore County Hospital.
St. Vincent's Hospital, Tullamore.
ROSCOMMON:
Castlerea Sanatorium.
County Hospital, Roscommon.
SLIGO:
Grianán Phadraig Naomhtha.
Sligo Mental Hospital.
TIPPERARY:
Shanross Abbey, Roscrea.
County Hospital, Cashel.
District Hospital, Clonmel.
WATERFORD:
St. Carthage's Hospital, Lismore.
Ardkeen Sanatorium.
Waterford County Hospital.
Waterford Mental Hospital.
Waterford Maternity Hospital.
WESTMEATH:
Athlone District Hospital.
Mullingar Mental Hospital.
Orthopaedic Hospital, Coole.
St. Peter's, Castlepollard.
WICKLOW:
District Hospital, Baltinglass.
County Home, Rathdrum.
Newcastle Sanatorium.
Fever Hospital, Wicklow.
REGIONAL SANATORIA:
Western: Merlin Park, Galway.
Eastern: Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin.
Southern: Glanmire, Co. Cork.
(2) A sum of £132,636 was spent during this period on new equipment for existing hospitals and institutions. This equipment consisted of X-ray plants; sterilising equipment; operating tables; fluoroscopes; electricity generating plants; laundry equipment; kitchen equipment; anaesthetic equipment; laboratory equipment together with a large variety of medical and surgical equipment and furniture. A considerable sum in respect of equipment provided for the new hospitals and extensions would be included under (1) above.
(3) The amount allocated to hospitals for maintenance costs during each of the years mentioned was:—
|
£ |
|
|
Year ending 31st March, 1945 |
199,491 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1946 |
145,536 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1947 |
225,201 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1948 |
207,762 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1949 |
334,447 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1950 |
398,744 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1951 |
823,410 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1952 |
492,835 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1953 |
424,964 |
|
Year ending 31st March, 1954 |
645,440 |
(4) In the period in question a sum of £2,900,000 was provided by the Exchequer by way of grant-in-aid of the Hospitals Trust Fund.