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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 15 Mar 1956

Vol. 155 No. 5

Written Answers. - Hospitals' Bed Accommodation.

asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each institution in Counties Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath, (1) the number of (a) maternity, (b) surgical and general and (c) tuberculosis beds available; (2) the excess of bed demand over supply for the last 12 months' period for which figures are available, giving approximate and combined figures if none other is available; (3) the number of bed extensions authorised in principle, or coming within a category where authorisation on the basis of present policy may be envisaged, and the approximate cost of each extension.

The information sought is contained in the following statement:—

AMOUNTS PROVIDED FROM HOSPITALS' TRUST FUND FOR NEW VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF A MAJOR KIND EXCLUDING CORK, DUBLIN, WATERFORD GALWAY AND LIMERICK CITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS SHOWN.

INSTITUTION

1950/51

1951/52

1952/53

1953/54

1954/55

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cheeverstown Convalescent Home, Co. Dublin

2,319

1

5

566

7

3

1,224

14

7

Children's Sunshine Home, Stillorgan Co. Dublin

20,000

0

0

Drogheda Cottage Hospital, Co. Louth

4,243

3

9

5,102

16

2

138

10

0

187

18

10

50

0

0

Home for Epileptic Women, Moore Abbey, Monasterevan, Co. Kildare

5,000

0

0

8,000

0

0

House of the Holy Angels, Glenmaroon, Co. Dublin

66,379

0

0

4,935

9

4

7,606

0

3

2,740

8

2

Monkstown Hospital, Co. Dublin

7,021

15

9

4,565

8

2

867

3

4

881

16

1

Hospital of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Lota, Glanmire, Co. Cork

44,865

16

4

100,124

9

2

51,337

4

2

Our Lady of Lourdes, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

2,325

14

2

17,756

6

11

22,853

11

2

2,552

14

3

854

6

0

Peamount Sanatorium, Co. Dublin

57,682

7

5

14,642

7

5

33,750

10

3

52,822

1

11

23,923

8

0

Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

44,484

15

2

81,759

2

0

47,774

6

5

35,981

16

5

Royal National Hospital for Consumption, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow

36,860

2

7

18,872

9

10

35,224

16

5

25,311

12

10

94,634

19

8

Sacred Heart Home, Bessboro, Co. Cork

1,750

0

0

250

0

0

880

0

0

2,120

0

0

St. Joseph's Home, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin

24,146

14

4

60,492

15

6

54,283

2

6

St. Joseph's, Mount Desert, Co. Cork

2,335

12

1

16,654

0

0

22,015

9

10

26,270

0

0

4,830

0

0

St. Joseph's, Coole, Co. Westmeath

2,110

0

0

243

6

10

110

7

4

49,922

0

3

5,300

0

0

St. Joseph's, Kilcornan, Co. Galway

3,250

0

0

27,796

17

9

16,953

2

3

20,000

0

0

St. Mary's Open Air Hospital, Cappagh, Co. Dublin

2,929

11

3

1,750

0

0

St. Mary's, Drumcar, Co. Louth

16,000

0

0

85,062

18

10

122,507

17

1

56,429

4

1

86,378

5

3

St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

38,325

0

0

18,675

0

0

4,210

1

0

4,884

7

0

9,668

4

0

St. Peter's, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath

3,000

0

0

St. Raphael's, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

112,846

15

0

45,470

6

3

39,967

16

0

St. Vincent's Lisnagry, Co. Limerick

4,864

19

5

13,829

0

11

4,045

2

11

Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

193

9

2

7,756

10

10

Stewart's Hospital, Palmerstown, Co. Dublin

872

17

4

7,945

11

11

5,146

8

7

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