§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the current level of provision for mentally handicapped adults in the Dungannon area;
(2) what is the level and nature of provision for mentally handicapped adults in each local government district in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is not available in the form requested. The following table gives the available information in respect of specialist health and personal social services provision for mentally handicapped adults in the Health and Social Services Boards' units of management:
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Unit of management Mental handicap hospital beds Residential places Day places Eastern Board Muckamore Abbey Hospital 787 — — East Belfast and Castlereagh Community — 58 151 North and West Belfast Community — 26 233 South Belfast Community — 34 454 North Down and Ards 36 93 140 Down — 19 100 Lisburn — 51 229 Eastern Board total 823 281 1,307 Northern Board Antrim and Ballymena — — 125 Coleraine, Ballymoney and Moyle — 9 133 Larne, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey — 54 334 Magherafelt and Cookstown — — 118 Northern Board total — 63 710 Southern Board Armagh and Dungannon 376 9 225 Craigavon and Banbridge 46 23 110 Newry and Mourne 20 54 97 Southern Board total 442 86 432 Western Board Londonderry, Limavady and Strabane 209 12 280 Omagh — 8 86 Fermanagh — 13 64 Western Board total 209 33 430 Northern Ireland total 1,474 463 2,879
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what consideration has been given to the provision of a day service in Dungannon for mentally handicapped adults.
§ Mr. NeedhamThere are 50 day care places available for mentally handicapped adults at the Sperrinview centre, Dungannon. At present there are no plans to provide additional day care places at Dungannon.
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many mentally handicapped adults there are in each local government district in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation is not available in the form requested. Details of the number of mentally handicapped adults in contact with the social services departments of the Health and Social Services Boards are set out in the following table.
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Mentally handicapped adults (persons aged 16 and over) in contact with the social services departments of the Health and Social Services Boards—31 December 1984 Unit of management Number East Belfast and Castlereagh 300 North and West Belfast 661 South Belfast and Muckamore Abbey Hospital 209 North Down and Ards 362 Down 215 Lisburn 197 Eastern Board Total 1,944
Unit of management Number Antrim and Ballymena 357 Coleraine, Ballymoney and Moyle 243 Magherafelt and Cookstown 180 Larne, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey 424 Northern Board Total 1,204 Craigavon and Banbridge 315 Armagh and Dungannon 639 Newry and Mourne 262 Southern Board Total 1,226 Londonderry, Limavady and Strabane 527 Omagh 160 Fermanagh 192 Western Board Total 879 Northern Ireland Total 5,253