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.
Written Answers. - Health Services Charges.
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.