Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 29 Mar 1990

Vol. 397 No. 7

Written Answers. - Hospital Bed Numbers.

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

93 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of operations carried out in private hospitals for each year since 1982; the total number of operations carried out in public hospitals in the same period; the total number of beds, both surgical and medical, available in private hospitals each year since 1982; the total bed numbers available in public hospitals in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon)

The information about private hospital activity requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department. The available information about public hospital bed complements on 31 December of each year is contained in the table below. The actual number of beds available fluctuates through the year.

Acute Public Hospital Bed Complements*

1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989+
16,189	16,159	15,811	15,807	15,338	12,797	11,641	12,450

*Figures include district hospitals.

+Provisional figure.

Statistics on the number of surgical procedures carried out for each of the years in question are being compiled in my Department and I will forward them to the Deputy when they are completed.