Joe Sherlock
Ceist:196 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure on psychiatric hospitals for each year since 1984, in current and real prices.
Written Answers. - Cost of Health Services.
Capital expenditure on psychiatric facilities in the years 1984 to 1989 inclusive, with the approximate equivalent value in present day terms is as follows:—
|
Year |
Capital Expenditure |
Approximate Present Day Equivalent. |
|
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
1984 |
8.274 |
11.0 |
|
1985 |
7.646 |
9.5 |
|
1986 |
6.174 |
7.0 |
|
1987 |
5.995 |
6.5 |
|
1988 |
3.838 |
4.0 |
|
1989 |
3.923 |
4.0 |
Brendan Howlin
Ceist:197 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health the 1990 estimate figure for acute hospital, special hospital and geriatric hospital services for each health board area; and the position regarding over expenditrue or under expenditure as of end April, 1990.
The information requested by the Deputy is set down in the tabular statement below:
|
Health Board Area |
General Hospital Services Programme(including voluntary hospitals allocation) |
Special Hospital Services Programme(including geriatric services) |
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
Eastern |
313.245 |
62.466 |
|
Midland |
21.439 |
16.345 |
|
Mid Western |
35.344 |
24.846 |
|
North Eastern |
33.015 |
20.944 |
|
North Western |
31.392 |
23.280 |
|
South Eastern |
40.246 |
31.821 |
|
Southern |
89.302 |
29.441 |
|
Western |
61.189 |
36.406 |
|
Total |
625.172 |
245.549 |
The general hospital services programme includes expenditure on geriatric services at district hospitals.
Full information on the expenditure position at the end of April 1990 is not yet available to the Department. I will communicate the details to the Deputy in due course.