asked the Minister for Health if he will state the estimated amount of public funds spent per patient on hospital and health services in the year ended 31st March, 1959.
Written Answers. - Public Expenditure on Hospital and Health Services.
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The statistics available do not show the number of patients as distinct from the numbers of admissions to institutions, and the numbers of attendances at outpatient clinics, dispensaries and school health examinations, and the collection of such information would involve an expenditure of time and money which I feel would not be justified.