Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 283: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of trolley beds being counted as hospital beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7012/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Trolleys in accident and emergency departments are not counted as inpatient beds or day beds. However, a trolley in a day ward which is used in the course of a day procedure is counted as a day place. My Department carried out a bed census in 2003 which identified 313 trolleys in acute hospitals which were being used in day wards to treat patients as day cases.