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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1965

Vol. 214 No. 1

Written Answers. - Health Services Charges.

163.

asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each health authority, and the total for the State, in respect of a recent year the amount collected by way of (a) health service charges under the 1953 Act, (b) the Mental Treatment Act and (c) the percentage of the total in each case.

The information for the year ended 31st March, 1964 is as follows:

Health Authority

Amount collected in respect of charges under Sections 15, 26, and 30 of the Health Act, 1953 (as amended)

Amount collected in respect of charges under Mental Treatment Act, 1945 (as amended)

Amount

Percentage of Total

Amount

Percentage of Total

£

%

£

%

Carlow

5,600

1.0

4,700

2.3

Cavan

16,400

2.9

3,300

1.6

Clare

9,700

1.7

5,000

2.4

Donegal

15,600

2.7

7,300

3.5

Galway

26,000

4.5

8,600

4.1

Kerry

13,000

2.3

7,600

3.7

Kildare

4,200

.7

6,900

3.3

Kilkenny

19,000

3.3

4,100

1.5

Laoighis

8,300

1.4

2,000

1.0

Leitrim

2,900

.5

4,200

2.0

Longford

4,700

.8

4,600

2.2

Louth

16,100

2.9

5,100

2.5

Mayo

8,100

1.4

4,200

2.0

Meath

10,700

1.9

5,600

2.7

Monaghan

8,600

1.5

1,800

.9

Offaly

9,700

1.7

2,000

1.0

Roscommon

10,200

1.8

4,000

1.9

Sligo

9,700

1.7

6,400

3.9

Tipperary (NR)

14,300

2.5

3,000

1.4

Tipperary (SR)

21,200

3.7

4,600

2.2

Westmeath

17,200

3.0

5,900

2.4

Wexford

10,900

1.9

3,500

1.7

Wicklow

3,100

.5

7,000

3.4

Cork

63,400

11.0

19,800

9.6

Dublin

189,000

32.9

50,700

24.5

Limerick

39,300

7.0

14,400

6.9

Waterford

16,300

2.8

11,000

5.4

573,200

100.0

207,300

100.0

The figures shown above are subject to any revision that may be found necessary on audit.

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