asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the annual returns over the past five years of (a) the net health expenditure of local authorities; (b) the total health vote; (c) the amount voted by way of grants to local health authorities; and (d) the percentage recoupment to local health authorities of net health expenditure.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Health Expenditure.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Net Health Expenditure of local Authorities (a) |
Total Health Vote (b) |
Amount voted as grant to local health authorities (c) |
Percentage recoupment to local health authorities in respect of each years net health expenditure (d) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1970-71 |
62,508,200 |
44,496,000 |
37,758,000 |
61.2% |
|
1969-70 |
50,892,000 |
33,033,000 |
28,496,000 |
55.7% |
|
1968-69 |
42,257,100 |
25,762,010 |
23,020,000 |
55.7% |
|
1967-68 |
37,128,200 |
22,997,000 |
21,400,000 |
55.3% |
|
1966-67 |
34,409,000 |
19,807,000 |
18,280,000 |
54.9% |
Some of the accounts for 1968-69, 1969-70 and 1970-71 on which the figures in the table are based are subject to audit.