Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Mar 2003

Vol. 563 No. 4

Written Answers - Health Board Funding.

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

447 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the WHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the WHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by WHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7886/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

448 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the SEHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the SEHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by SEHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7887/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

449 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the MWHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the MWHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by MWHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7888/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

450 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the NEHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the NEHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by NEHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7889/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

451 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the SHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the SHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by SHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7890/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

452 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the ERHA for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the ERHA for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by ERHA for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7891/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

453 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the NWHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the NWHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by NWHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7892/03]

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

454 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial allocation from the MHB for service provision in respect of hospitals in the year 2002; the amount of subsequent additional funding for service improvements provided during 2002; the final total amount spent by each hospital in 2002; the amount initially requested by the MHB for service provision in 2003; the latest amount afforded by MHB for service provision by each hospital in 2003; and the deficit or other outlay which must first be met by each hospital out of its 2003 allocation. [7893/03]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 to 454, inclusive, together.

The Deputy will be aware that the funding arrangements are such that determinations are issued to health boards-authority in the context of the 1996 accountability legislation. Health boards-authority are required to adopt a service plan within the limits set out in the annual determination of health expenditure. It is the responsibility of the boards-authority to allocate resources across programmes in accordance with specific Government decisions, health policies generally and local needs, as determined by them, including the resources required for the acute hospital programme. In developing the service plan a considerable amount of detail covering the many programmes is taken into consideration by the boards-authority, including issues such as the projected outturn for the previous year and the expected demand and needs for the coming year. In that context, as this level of detail is not available to me, I have asked the health boards-authority to provide the detail covered in the Deputy's question. Accordingly, my Department has written to the chief executive officers of each of the health boards-authority and asked them to supply the information directly to the Deputy. Similarly, as St. John's Hospital, Limerick, receives an annual determination directly from my Department, the chief executive of St. John's Hospital has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

455 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the initial budget allocation for 2002 for each health board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7898/03]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

The original allocation for each health board, as notified to them in the 2002 letters of determination, are set out in the following table.

2002 Original Determination

	€m
ERHA	2,726.827
MHB	335.897
MWHB	479.077
NEHB	450.053
NWHB	393.753
SEHB	580.846
SHB	871.853
WHB	646.764
Total	6,485.070