Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds in the system by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/20]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Open Beds Report, published by my Department monthly, provides a summary of the average numbers of open inpatient beds and day beds/places in the acute hospital system based on data provided by the HSE.

It can be found on the Department's website:

According to provisional data received from the HSE Acute Business Information Unit, there were on average 10,952 inpatient beds and 2,290 day case beds/places available nationally in December 2019.

Information relating to closed beds is collated at a particular date in time. The number of beds closed can fluctuate greatly from day to day for a variety of reasons, including on-going refurbishment, maintenance work, and infection control measures.

With regard to the Deputy's specific question, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information