Written answers

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Services

4:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons, by county, treated for foot ulcerations between 2005 and 2009[b] [/b]who did not require a full or partial limb amputation; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27315/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients under the age of 65 years, by county, treated for foot ulcerations between 2005 to 2009 who did not require a full or partial limb amputation; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27316/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out between 2005 to 2009, by county, in each year; the number of these persons who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27329/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out between 2005 and 2009, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these persons who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27330/10]

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons treated for foot ulcerations who did not require a full or partial lower limb amputation for each of the years 2007 and 2008 in each of the counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath and in the Health Service Executive north-east area; and the number of these persons who had diabetes. [27436/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 71, 72, 82, 83 and 128 together.

The information requested by the Deputies is supplied in the tables below.

1. Number of admissions with a diagnosis of foot ulcerations and without a full or partial lower limb amputation, by county1b. Number of these with diabetes2. Number of admissions aged under 65 with a diagnosis of foot ulcerations and without a full or partial lower limb amputation by county2b. Ulcers without amputation, by county, under 65 years, with diabetes3. Total Number of Lower Limb Amputations3b. Total Number of Lower Limb Amputations , with diabetes4. Total Number of Lower Limb Amputations , under 65 Years4b. Total Number of Lower Limb Amputations , with diabetes under 65 Years
20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *20052006200720082009 *
County of Residence
Carlow5048716444252037332411143014138714856610106~~~~655~~~~~~5~~~~.~~~~~~
Cavan8010374788518311025251424612959~~7~~14788115~~~~~~65~~~~~~6.~~~~.~~
Clare109109106113982733384146191622192397910182317312420691415118~~15610~~~~7~~7
Cork33634139033928595103136133108887389977631273238341017490995651234553303422292921127111611
Donegal54929777832748612757152026172171314~~1418251321187757106868~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dublin6358009971173881165205265270240169251395356259497511810881143128146154144575957738953486866672024303041
Galway212157132154142945542526441362835372212813164342422932132117121014139111676~~~~5
Kerry99109135108703741485323292829361510141222~~22254523221113195891012712~~6~~~~6
Kildare5610511912611713354554511531363534~~1321171822222326291011172115111113139~~~~910~~
Kilkenny991131307595546369395317223023191111616916627121610~~15895~~686~~~~~~65
Laois48367046281020382018159221996515781112121010567787556~~~~~~5~~~~
Leitrim393122362512981471265786~~~~~~585~~965~~~~5~~~~~~..~~~~~~..~~
Limerick1261651671517539535173323748373226112616191530323642291316192418111415139~~678~~
Longford39423236914111619~~81212156~~8712~~1312115~~665~~.~~~~7~~~~~~.~~~~.
Louth76961489486333035372718227027267813118172124191497121076713109~~~~865
Mayo84113119996821464737241525239256136~~1124352124161315109105889~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meath8010910511010624433739291324333129~~6191191692324169~~12157~~~~1314~~~~~~710~~
Monaghan377052666515171226197161013116776~~71310514~~6~~.7~~~~557..~~.~~
Non-Resident/No Fixed Abode561189~~~~5.6~~~~75~~.~~~~.~~~~~~~~..~~.~~..~~~~~~..~~.~~..
Offaly3947343324112013171411165116711~~10591113126~~~~76656~~5~~~~.~~~~~~
Roscommon75879499651932301822~~1616229~~81111~~14711108~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sligo6058626837212625231096141688~~~~11~~177811~~115~~7.~~~~.6~~~~~~.~~.
Tipperary186219215238186588090867327394746391419202720413135321918202013810121111~~~~786~~
Waterford13612710912010551675455503023282228131315131218221513141210869~~6665~~~~~~5~~
Westmeath6064554229202125191113191757~~~~5~~~~151191610875116~~5~~~~6~~~~~~~~~~
Wexford160198167144129707873584735462535241626132110241824242517913141698111210~~~~679
Wicklow7776113808028395130152117382821811181271319105111016~~~~~~~~77~~6~~6~~~~~~
National305735213826377730261002122813611298109769486211009877922703594124213296886217036675583182833343383052322192772652329693133138132
Source: Hospital Inpatient Enquiry
Note: Data refer to discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals. Private hospitals are not included.
Note: For reasons of patient confidentiality it is standard policy not to report cells of less than 5 cases.These cells have been marked with ' ~~ ' .
This table has been produced by the Information Unit and is based on Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) data received to end of May 2010
* HIPE data for 2009 is not complete. The 2009 HIPE file remains open, and so discharges can still be added/re-coded to the database. So any analysis done should take it's incompleteness into account.
1. Number of admissions with a diagnosis of foot ulcerations and without a full or partial lower limb amputation, by county1b. Number of these with diabetes
2007200820072008
County of Residence
Cavan74781025
Louth148943537
Meath1051103739
Monaghan52661226
HSE North East37934894127
Source: Hospital Inpatient Enquiry
Note: Data refer to discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals. Private hospitals are not included.
This table has been produced by the Information Unit and is based on Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) data received to end of May 2010

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost incurred by the Health Service Executive, by county, in outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27317/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost incurred by the Health Service Executive, by county, in outpatient, emergency department and day case treatments of foot ulcerations in persons with diabetes which did not require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27318/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost incurred by the Health Service Executive, by county, in outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in persons under the age of 65 years which did not require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27319/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of outpatient, emergency department and day case treatments incurred by the Health Service Executive, in the treatment of foot ulcerations in patients who had diabetes and are under the age of 65 years, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, between 2005 to 2009; the numbers of such persons. [27321/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 to 76, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment by the Health Service Executive of foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27322/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive between 2005 and 2009, on a county basis, in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in patients who had diabetes and who did not require a full or partial limb amputation; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27323/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in persons under the age of 65 years who did not require a full or partial limb amputation, between 2005 and 2009, on a county basis; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27324/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive, by county, in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in persons under 65 who had diabetes and who did require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27328/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 79, inclusive, and 81 together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 to 2009 on persons in each year; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27331/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year for persons who had diabetes; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27332/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age in each year; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27333/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons who had diabetes and were under 65 years of age in each year; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27334/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost, by county, in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27335/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons with diabetes on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27336/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons under 65 years of age on a county basis; the number of persons who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27337/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons under 65 years of age with diabetes on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27338/10]

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full or partial lower limb amputations carried out on persons with diabetes for each of the years 2007 and 2008 in each of the counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath and in the Health Service Executive north-east area; and the total inpatient cost of caring for them. [27438/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 to 91, inclusive, and 130 together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27339/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons who had diabetes in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27340/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27341/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive for full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age who also had diabetes in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27342/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to answer Questions Nos. 92 to 95, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made towards achieving the recommendation of one full-time podiatrist in each hospital diabetes centre as proposed by the diabetes advisory group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27344/10]

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the allocation, to public patients, of WTE podiatrist positions devoted specifically to diabetes-related foot problems on a county basis; the number of hours of podiatry services to which these positions equate on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27347/10]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 99, together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

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