Phased opening of hospital beds

Summary

The Minister said 310 of the hospital’s 425 beds would open in January 1984, with other beds and units opening in stages; eight hostel beds would open later.

Rory O'Hanlon Dr. O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil

This hospital has 420 beds and am I to understand from the Minister's reply that when it is opened, part of it will be left idle? Can the Minister say how much of the hospital will be utilised and when it is hoped that the whole of the hospital will be utilised?

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Barry Desmond Mr. B. Desmond Labour Party

In January 1984, 310 of the 425 beds will be opened. An additional 50 beds in the psychiatric unit will be opened along with 30 beds in the psychiatric assessment unit, 15 of the 45 orthopaedic beds, 12 of the 33 paediatric beds and then the 8 hostel beds will be opened later.

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