Record numbers attend Rotunda Hospital sexual assault treatment unit in 2022

8,292 babies were born in the Rotunda in 2022 — accounting for one in six babies born in the State. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A record number of people attended the sexual assault unit at the country’s busiest maternity hospital last year — and cases are expected to rise further this year.

The Rotunda Hospital Annual Report 2022 said the numbers exceeded pre-pandemic levels. The report also documented an increase in the number of women attending with drug problems and cited difficulty accessing community inpatient treatment for patients with alcohol addiction.