Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
808. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances in each of the years 2009 to 2017, and to date in 2018, at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15666/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government has provided an additional €30 million in 2017 and €40 million in 2018 for measures to alleviate the additional pressure our Emergency Departments face this winter.
Over 190 additional beds have been opened this winter including in Beaumont, St. James, Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda, Limerick and Galway. In additional €25 million of this funding was allocated for social care measures, including Transitional Care Beds and Home Care Packages, to support patients to leave hospital and move back home, or to a community setting, when clinically appropriate.
In relation to the specific question asked, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
