Departmental Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Ceisteanna (1103, 1104, 1105)

David Cullinane

Ceist:

1103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current cost of an older persons services long-stay bed. [41778/21]

David Cullinane

Ceist:

1104. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current cost of an older persons services short-stay bed. [41779/21]

David Cullinane

Ceist:

1105. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current cost to replace all privately provided older persons services short-stay beds with public beds. [41780/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1103, 1104 and 1105 together.

Several factors determine the capital cost of a community bed. These include the nature of the bed (day case, long-term stay, etc.), and the bed’s location (within an existing facility, within a new extension to an existing facility, etc.). As such, there is no one capital cost for providing an additional bed.

A recent review of bed costings determined an average capital cost per bed to be in the region of:

Non Acute Bed - €0.35m to €0.45m

Acute Bed - €0.50m - €0.8m

Critical Care Bed - €1.40m to €1.80m

As some of these Parliamentary Questions relate to operational issues, they are a matter for the HSE. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Question No. 1104 answered with Question No. 1103.

Question No. 1105 answered with Question No. 1103.