Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 July 2024
405. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the schedule of delivery for the 354 net additional and 74 replacement acute inpatient beds outlined in the acute inpatient hospital bed expansion plan. [30797/24]
View answerSince 2020 this Government has delivered 1,218 net additional acute hospital beds. In addition to the beds already delivered, the recently published Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan 2024-2031 sets out the plan for delivery of a further 4,367 acute beds.
The Plan delivers on my commitment to ensure balanced regional bed capacity and to ensure patients across Ireland have equity of access while also helping to meet the health needs of our growing and aging population.
This will represent the largest planned expansion of public acute hospital inpatient capacity in decades.
At the time of writing the Plan 1,015 acute beds are under construction or have committed funding to progress to construction over the next number of years. Regarding the 354 net additional and 74 replacement acute inpatient beds to be delivered across the country, a detailed breakdown and planned schedule for delivery of these beds is set out in the attached table.
As with any plan, these timelines can be impacted by factors such as the availability of labour and specialised resources within the construction sector to enable project delivery and site specific issues.
I, and officials in my Department, will be working closely with the HSE to ensure the expeditious delivery of these projects.
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HSE Health Region |
Acute Hospital |
Additional 2024 |
Replacement 2024 |
Additional 2025 |
Replacement 2025 |
Additional 2026 |
Replacement 2026 |
Additional 2027 |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda |
16 |
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Connolly Hospital |
15 |
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Mater Misericordiae Univ. Hosp. |
10 |
1 |
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TOTALS |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dublin Midlands |
St James Hospital |
6 |
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TOTALS |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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St Vincent's Hospital |
6 |
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St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny |
18 |
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Kilcreene |
18 |
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TOTALS |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Galway University Hospital |
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Sligo General Hospital |
27 |
42 |
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Portiuncula Hospital |
10 |
50 |
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TOTALS |
37 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
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Midwest |
Univ Hosp. Limerick |
16 |
72 |
24 |
96 |
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Totals |
16 |
0 |
72 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
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Southwest |
Cork University Hospital |
1 |
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TOTALS |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional 2024 |
Replacement 2024 |
Additional 2025 |
Replacement 2025 |
Additional 2026 |
Replacement 2026 |
Additional 2027 |
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Summary |
Overall TOTALS |
127 |
50 |
89 |
24 |
42 |
- |
96 |
