Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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505. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. [30243/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter. 

Nearly 240 beds  were opened over the course of last winter, including 29 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda (OLOL).

Furthermore, OLOL Drogheda is currently undergoing a major capital infrastructure project. This  includes an extension to the existing Emergency Department, which is due to be operational by early 2019.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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506. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in University Hospital Galway. [30244/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter. 

Over the course of winter, nearly 240 additional beds were opened, including 28 in University Hospital Galway.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in University Hospital Limerick. [30245/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter.  

Over the course of last winter, nearly 240 additional beds were opened, including 17 in University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

Furthermore, in May 2017 a new Emergency Department was opened at UHL. The purpose of the €24 million development was to provide UHL with increased capacity for emergency medicine to meet the demands of population growth, changing service models and to improve efficiency targets.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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508. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. [30246/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter. 

Over the course of winter, nearly 240 additional beds were opened, including 22 in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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509. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in University Hospital Waterford. [30247/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter. 

Nearly 240 beds were opened over the course of last winter, including 19 in University Hospital Waterford.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30248/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter. 

Nearly 240 beds were opened over the course of last winter, including 30 beds and 2 critical care beds in Cork University Hospital.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. [30249/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments last winter.

Over the course of winter, nearly 240 additional beds were opened, including 14 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny.