Written Answer. - County Homes. – Dáil Éireann (18th Dáil) – Thursday, 17 Feb 1966

Written Answer. - County Homes.

81.

Mr. P. Hogan

(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Health if he will list the county homes in the State giving in respect of each institution (1) the number of beds and the average occupancy, (2) the number of residents regarded as chronic medical problems, and (3) the number regarded as residential care problems.

Minister for Health (Mr. O'Malley)

Following is the information sought:

County Homes.

Name of Institution	Number of beds avail- able at end of January 1966	Average Daily Occupancy	Chronic Medical cases at end of January 1966	Residential care cases at end of January 1966
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Sacred Heart Home, Carlow	202	174	74	77
St. Felim's County Home and Hospital, Cavan	290	270	250	40
St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis, County Clare	372	356	269	103
Our Lady of Lourdes Home, Midleton, County Cork	185	145	84	61
Mount Carmel Home, Clonakilty, County Cork	218	202	94	109
*St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork	552	512	391	121
Heatherside Hospital, Buttevant, County Cork	180	180	180	—
*St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork	132	130	110	20
†St. Joseph's Home, Mountdesert, Cork	48	48	48	—
†Nazareth Home, Mallow, County Cork	253	253	173	80
St. Joseph's Home, Stranorlar, County Donegal	239	232	162	70
St. Clare's Home, Dublin	95	93	93	—
Brú Bríde, (Crooksling) Dublin	207	200	200	—
Brú Chaoimhín, Dublin	329	308	180	118
*St. Kevin's Hospital, Dublin	579	564	494	70
*St. Colmcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin	70	61	46	15
*St. Mary's Hospital, Dublin	366	319	269	50
Casual Accommodation, Dublin	87	72	—	47
*James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin	60	56	56	—
St. Brendan's Home, Loughrea, County Galway	384	368	231	141
*Western Regional Sanatorium (Merlin Park)	120	120	60	60
St. Columbanus Home, Killarney, County Kerry	400	380	189	209
St. Joseph's Hospital, Listowel, County Kerry	25	25	4	21
St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy, County Kildare	337	320	320	17
St. Columban Hospital, Thomastown, County Kilkenny	288	270	200	80
St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois	124	124	92	32
St. Patrick's Home, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim	146	140	64	74
St. Ita's Home, Newcastlewest, County Limerick	350	332	198	152
*St. Camillus Hospital, Limerick (City Home and Hospital)	455	392	169	237
St. Joseph's Hospital, Longford	190	169	77	93
*Blessed Oliver Plunkett Hospital Dundalk, County Louth	100	96	65	31
St. Mary's Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth	81	79	64	10
St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth	58	58	58	—
Sacred Heart Home, Castlebar, County Mayo	330	330	145	185
St. Joseph's Home, Trim, County Meath	222	218	115	116
St. Mary's Hospital, Castleblayney, County Monaghan	230	218	89	129
St. Vincent's Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly	210	188	107	88
Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon	305	305	115	190
St. John's Hospital, Sligo	370	354	259	95
Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary	340	326	237	97
St. Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary (SR)	339	332	154	180
St. John's Hospital, Dungarvan, County Waterford	210	198	133	65
St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford	138	135	132	3
St. Mary's Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath	225	222	141	82
St. John's Hospital, Enniscorthy, County Wexford	312	301	176	136
*Grianan Charmain, (Brownswood), Enniscorthy, County Wexford	60	57	57	—
St. Colman's Hospital, Rathdrum, County Wicklow	210	180	139	41
Totals	11,023	10,412	6,963	3,545

* Hospitals with County Home Section.

†Voluntary institutions catering for County Home patients under specific arrangements made with the health authority for payment on a capitation basis.