asked the Minister for Health if he can state the amount paid by farmers in the County of Cork with valuations of £50 and under for treatment in public wards in voluntary or rate-aided hospitals in the course of the last calendar year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Farmers' Hospital Payments.
asked the Minister for Health if he can state the amount which farmers in the County of Cavan with valuations of £50 and under, paid for treatment in public wards at the rate-aided and voluntary hospitals during the last calendar year.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together.
In so far as local authority hospitals are concerned I would refer the Deputies to the reply which I gave to a similar question by Deputy O'Higgins on the 23rd October, 1952.
I have no information in regard to voluntary hospitals and I do not consider it would be reasonable to ask these hospitals for the information in view of the difficulties which its compilation would involve.