Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2005
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Accommodation
5:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of publicly funded acute hospital beds in Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 1980, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2000 and to date in 2005. [39983/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| Number of In-Patient and Day Beds*. | ||
| Year | Louth | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| 1980 | 143 | 333 |
| 1986 | 145 | 338 |
| 1990 | 148 | 333 |
| 1995 | 136 | 315 |
| 2000 | 134 | 324 |
| 2005** | 137 | 328 |
| *Figures for the years 1980, 1986 and 1990 refer to the bed complement at 31 December whereas figures for later years refer to the average number of beds available over the year taking beds that were temporarily closed or opened into account. | ||
| **Covers the period January 2005 to September 2005. Provisional. |
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public beds for older people in County Louth in 1984, 1994 and 2003. [39984/05]
Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
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