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Dáil Éireann - Volume 451 - 05 April, 1995

Written Answers. - Health Board Area Statistics.

Ms Shortall Ms Shortall

75. Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health the population, number of acute hospital beds and number of long-stay beds in each of the eight health board areas. [7046/95]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East) Michael Noonan

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East): The current position in relation to the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Acute beds refer to beds designated as such in publicly-funded acute hospitals. Long-stay beds include long-stay accommodation in acute hospitals as well as in health board geriatric hospitals and welfare homes, voluntary nursing homes and private nursing homes.

Number of Persons, Acute and Long-Stay Beds by Health Board Area.

	Population*.	Acute Beds.	Long-Stay Beds
Eastern	1,245,225	5,053	5,574
Midland	202,984	505	1,234
Mid-Western	310,728	872	2,162
North-Eastern	300,183	1,033	1,521
North-Western	208,174	718	1,489
South-Eastern	383,188	1,117	1,896
Southern	532,263	1,813	2,423
Western	342,974	1,320	2,245
Total	3,525,719	12,431	18,544

*Source: Census of Population 1991, Central Statistics Office.

Dáil Éireann 451 Written Answers. Health Board Area Statistics.

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