asked the Minister for Health the number of public geriatric beds in each county for each 1,000 population.
Written Answers. - Public Geriatric Beds.
63.
The table below contains the information requested by the Deputy and refers to the year 1987:
Numbers of Public Geriatric Beds in Each County per 1,000 Population, 1987.
|
Number of beds |
Rate per 1,000 pop. |
|
|
Dublin |
932 |
0.9 |
|
Kildare |
295 |
2.5 |
|
Wicklow |
262 |
2.8 |
|
Laois |
312 |
5.9 |
|
Longford |
192 |
6.1 |
|
Offaly |
214 |
3.6 |
|
Westmeath |
281 |
4.4 |
|
Limerick |
540 |
3.3 |
|
Clare |
421 |
4.6 |
|
Tipperary |
600 |
4.4 |
|
Cavan |
300 |
5.6 |
|
Louth |
309 |
3.4 |
|
Meath |
266 |
2.6 |
|
Monaghan |
244 |
4.7 |
|
Donegal |
487 |
3.8 |
|
Leitrim |
208 |
7.7 |
|
Sligo |
354 |
6.3 |
|
Waterford |
325 |
3.6 |
|
Carlow |
149 |
3.6 |
|
Kilkenny |
215 |
2.9 |
|
Wexford |
325 |
3.2 |
|
Cork |
1,117 |
2.7 |
|
Kerry |
452 |
3.6 |
|
Galway |
566 |
3.2 |
|
Mayo |
622 |
5.4 |
|
Roscommon |
330 |
6.0 |
|
Totals |
10,318 |
2.9 |
The figures above include all health board geriatric hospitals and homes and welfare homes as well as long stay district hospitals. Geriatric services funded under contract with voluntary approved and private nursing homes are not included in these statistics.