Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 April 2008
248 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of outpatients and accident and emergency attendees for each acute hospital in the north east for each year since 2000 to date in 2008; the county of origin of each such patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14417/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of outpatients and accident and emergency attendances for the years 2000 to 2005, for each hospital in the Health Service Executive North East is set out in the attached table. My Department does not routinely hold data relating to the county of origin of patients. Figures for 2006 and subsequent years have been collected by the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this additional information collated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
