David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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709. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of recurring fully funded and staffed inpatient, adult critical care, acute medical unit and day case beds for each at year end in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and estimated for 2020 and projected at year end 2021, in tabular form assuming full implementation of budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31523/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is very detailed and seeks an extensive level of data over a number of years and may take some time to compile, if available. As the information sought relates to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staffed and available, disaggregated by temporary and recurring funded, inpatient, adult critical care, acute medical unit and day case beds, for each at year end 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and estimated for 2020 and projected at year end 2021, in tabular form assuming full implementation of budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31524/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to continuing investment in our health care services in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review and the commitments in Project Ireland 2040.

The Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031 (2,100 inpatient, 300 day case and 190 critical care). The National Development Plan provides for the addition of the full 2,590 beds by 2027.

This winter is expected to be particularly challenging due to the presence of Covid-19 and the uncertainty around the level of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 healthcare demands. The Department of Health is working with the HSE to increase acute capacity in hospitals throughout the country to meet this and other health demands. Government allocated €236 million revenue and €40 million capital expenditure as part of Budget 2021 to fund additional acute beds on a permanent basis. This funding will provide, by the end of 2021, an additional 1,146 acute beds.

A proportion of these beds will be funded as part of the HSE’s Winter Plan 2020/21. The Winter Plan aims to provide additional health service capacity across a range of services. Initiatives comprise additional acute and community beds to increase acute capacity, help reduce admissions and facilitate egress.

In addition, budget 2021 will allocate funding totalling €52m in 2021 to critical care. This will retain, on a permanent basis, the 42 critical care beds put in place on a temporary basis this year as well as adding significant new capacity. Funded adult critical care beds will increase to 321 by end 2021, an increase of 66 over the baseline number of 255 funded beds in 2020. Funding for 2021 will also include money to allow for the development of a workforce plan as well as education initiatives to grow the critical care workforce.

This represents a significant step towards achieving the recommendations in the 2018 Health Service Capacity Review which found that an additional 2,100 inpatient acute beds were required, in a reform scenario, by 2031.

In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staffed and available inpatient, adult critical care, acute medical unit and day case beds in the public system on the first day of the month for each month in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and for each month up to September 2020, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31525/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is very detailed and seeks an extensive level of data over a five year period and may take some time to compile, if available. As the information sought relates to  operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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712. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recurring funded and temporary inpatient, adult critical care, acute medical unit and day case beds in the public system on the first day of the month, disaggregated by type and funding, for each month in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and for each month up to September 2020, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31526/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is very detailed and seeks an extensive level of data over a four year period and may take some time to compile, if available. As the information sought relates to  operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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713. To ask the Minister for Health the classifications and typologies of beds in acute hospitals and their interchangeable terms ,such as acute, inpatient, sub-acute and day case, which may be used from time to time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.