asked the Minister for Defence whether he can state the average daily cost of maintenance of a patient in St. Bricin's Hospital and the Curragh Military Hospital, respectively, during the financial year 1924-25.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - MILITARY HOSPITAL PATIENTS: COST OF MAINTENANCE.
The average daily cost of maintaining a patient in each of the hospitals mentioned was, approximately, 9s.
Nine shillings a day?
That includes overhead charges.
Does it include administration?
Yes.
Can the Minister give me the cost of maintenance, simply the cost of the food of the patient, and so on?
At the moment I cannot.