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Prior to the advent of the health board system, the Health Act 1947 was the principal legislation on the State's role in the provision of healthcare in Ireland; [2] this was the act that served as the legislative basis for the Mother and Child Scheme, which was later withdrawn under Church and medical opposition.
In 2019 Ireland spent €3,513 per capita on health, close to the European Union average, [2] [3] of this spending approximately 79% was government expenditure. [4] In 2017 spending was the seventh highest in the OECD: $5,500 per head. [5] Overcrowding has been an issue at hospitals in Ireland, with over 118,000 patients having to wait for a ...
The second largest city in Ireland, Cork, has an economy focused on the city centre, which as of 2011, supported employment for 24,092 people. [1] According to 2006 figures, the top five employers in the area were public sector organisations, and included Cork University Hospital, University College Cork, Collins Barracks, Cork City Council and ...
3.2 County Cork & Cork City. 3.3 County Kerry. 3.4 County Limerick & Limerick City. ... Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, Clontarf; Connolly Hospital, ...
Cork University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a large university teaching hospital in Wilton, Cork in Ireland. Its academic partner is University College Cork. It is the only Level 1 Trauma Centre in Ireland. [1] It is a public hospital managed by the South/Southwest Hospital Group, a part of the Health Service Executive ...
The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...
Cork County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the local authority of County Cork, Ireland. As a county council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 , as amended. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation , urban planning and development, amenity and culture , and environment .
At the latest census in 2022, the population of the entire county stood at 584,156. Cork is the second-most populous county in the State, and the third-most populous county on the island of Ireland. County Cork is located in the province of Munster, bordering Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterford to ...