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Ballyhalbent-Portavogie Road
Mrs. Iris Robinson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to improve the
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coastal road between Ballyhalbent and Portavogie; and if he will make a statement. [74728]
David Cairns:
The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question.
Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 31 May 2006:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding what plans he has to improve the coastal road between Ballyhalbert and Portavogie; and if he will make a statement.
As this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.
As you will be aware, the coastal road between Ballyhalbert and Portavogie which forms part of the A2 runs along the east coast of the Ards Peninsula to Portaferry for a distance of approximately 35Km. The road is inspected regularly in
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accordance with Roads Service’s policy governing the inspection and repair of roads and is considered to be in a generally good condition.
You may also be aware that 6 years ago the portion to which you refer was resurfaced and had new drainage installed. Accordingly, I can advise you that there are no proposals at present to carry out any improvement works on this portion of road.
Bed Occupancy
Mrs. Iris Robinson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage bed occupancy rate was in each hospital in the Province in each quarter of the last 12 months. [74630]
Paul Goggins:
Percentage bed occupancy rates for all hospitals in Northern Ireland for all quarters in 2005 are shown in the following table.
| Percentage bed occupancy rates by hospital by quarter in 2005 |
| | Percentage bed occupancy 2005 |
| Hospital | 31 March | 30 June | 30 September | 31 December |
|
Altnagelvin area Trust
| | | | |
|
Altnagelvin Hospital
|
83.6
|
80.0
|
81.6
|
81.1
|
|
Waterside (ward 5)
|
75.4
|
75.2
|
78.3
|
82.7
|
| | | | | |
|
Armagh and Dungannon Trust
| | | | |
|
Longstone
|
85.2
|
86.4
|
93.4
|
93.1
|
|
Mullinure
|
81.1
|
70.9
|
73.5
|
77.6
|
|
Oaklands
|
62.9
|
64.3
|
64.5
|
60.1
|
|
St. Lukes
|
77.4
|
74.3
|
76.2
|
75.2
|
| | | | | |
|
Belfast City Trust
| | | | |
|
Belfast City Hospital
|
89.1
|
88.1
|
83.7
|
86.0
|
|
Belvoir Park NICCO
|
86.3
|
83.7
|
87.2
|
87.6
|
|
Windsor
|
98.7
|
90.9
|
92.5
|
99.1
|
| | | | | |
|
Causeway Trust
| | | | |
|
Causeway Hospital
|
82.1
|
81.4
|
84.2
|
83.6
|
|
Dalriada
|
72.2
|
83.6
|
86.6
|
80.9
|
|
Robinson Memorial
|
73.9
|
85.9
|
88.4
|
79.0
|
| | | | | |
|
Craigavon and Banbridge Trust
| | | | |
|
Craigavon Area PNU
|
90.8
|
85.1
|
89.8
|
90.0
|
| | | | | |
|
Craigavon Group Trust
| | | | |
|
Craigavon Area
|
82.1
|
80.8
|
78.6
|
76.7
|
|
Lurgan
|
90.3
|
88.0
|
82.5
|
88.6
|
|
South Tyrone
|
88.9
|
89.3
|
94.1
|
82.8
|
| | | | | |
|
Down Lisburn Trust
| | | | |
|
Downe
|
87.8
|
85.5
|
83.3
|
87.8
|
|
Downshire(1)
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
Lagan Valley
|
82.7
|
82.2
|
80.7
|
78.5
|
|
Lagan Valley PNU(1)
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
Thompson House
|
92.1
|
97.1
|
97.6
|
96.9
|
| | | | | |
|
Foyle Trust
| | | | |
|
Gransha
|
90.4
|
87.1
|
83.7
|
86.0
|
|
Roe Valley(1)
|
90.1
|
89.2
|
88.0
|
100.0
|
|
Stradreagh
|
89.6
|
87.0
|
83.9
|
72.7
|
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|
Waterside (ward 1-4)
|
90.9
|
100
|
99.5
|
99.8
|
| | | | | |
|
Green Park Trust
| | | | |
|
Belvoir Park NI Fever
|
70.1
|
72.6
|
74.1
|
69.7
|
|
Forster Green
|
60.2
|
62.9
|
62.1
|
61.7
|
|
Musgrave Park
|
80.6
|
75.0
|
71.7
|
77.4
|
| | | | | |
|
Homefirst Trust
| | | | |
|
Holywell
|
95.1
|
93.9
|
95.7
|
92.5
|
|
Whiteabbey PNU(1)
|
99.0
|
97.2
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
| | | | | |
|
Mater Infirmorum Trust
| | | | |
|
Mater Infirmorum
|
89.0
|
85.4
|
84.3
|
86.2
|
| | | | | |
|
Newry and Mourne Trust
| | | | |
|
Daisy Hill
|
77.1
|
75.0
|
71.2
|
70.9
|
| | | | | |
|
North and West Belfast Trust
| | | | |
|
Muckamore Abbey
|
93.0
|
92.1
|
89.8
|
89.1
|
| | | | | |
|
Royal Group Trust
| | | | |
|
RBHSC
|
75.6
|
77.6
|
65.8
|
74.2
|
|
Royal Maternity
|
69.8
|
68.7
|
67.0
|
67.6
|
|
Royal Victoria
|
88.8
|
89.2
|
85.1
|
87.5
|
| | | | | |
|
South and East Belfast Trust
| | | | |
|
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
|
87.2
|
79.9
|
82.6
|
84.5
|
|
Shaftesbury Square
|
8.7
|
16.2
|
10.1
|
18.0
|
|
Young Peoples Centre(2)
|
42.2
|
62.3
|
0
|
0
|
| | | | | |
|
Sperrin Lakeland Trust
| | | | |
|
Erne
|
69.4
|
71.2
|
66.8
|
67.9
|
|
Tyrone and Fermanagh
|
85.8
|
88.4
|
91.5
|
83.9
|
|
Tyrone County
|
83.3
|
82.3
|
80.1
|
76.9
|
| | | | | |
|
UC&HT
| | | | |
|
Ards
|
94.0
|
94.3
|
92.4
|
92.6
|
|
Bangor
|
90.2
|
89.0
|
91.0
|
90.0
|
|
Ulster
|
88.9
|
87.8
|
86.4
|
86.6
|
| | | | | |
|
United Trust
| | | | |
|
Antrim
|
78.7
|
76.4
|
74.5
|
77.1
|
|
Braid Valley
|
96.5
|
96.6
|
90.7
|
90.6
|
|
Mid Ulster
|
76.6
|
67.9
|
69.6
|
72.0
|
|
Moyle
|
93.1
|
84.8
|
91.4
|
87.6
|
|
Whiteabbey
|
97.2
|
92.9
|
86.1
|
87.5
|
| | | | | |
|
Northern Ireland
|
85.4
|
83.7
|
82.4
|
82.9
|
(1 )Due to inconsistencies in data supplied, percentage occupancy in some or all of the quarters in 2005 for Downshire, Lagan Valley PNU, Roe Valley and Whiteabbey PNU have been set to 100 per cent. (2 )No inpatients admitted to young peoples centre after 31 May 2005 due to Copeland fire which destroyed the inpatient unit. Notes: 1. Data are provisional and may be subject to change. 2. Day case admissions are excluded from the calculation for bed occupancy. Source: Departmental Information Return KH03A
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