Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2004
194 Mr. M. Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number taken to court for non-payment of hospital bills for hospitals (details supplied); and the amount of unpaid accounts written off as bad debts for each hospital. [30182/04]
View answerInformation on the number of persons taken to court for non-payment of hospital bills and the amount of unpaid accounts written off as bad debts are monitored and under the direct responsibility of the relevant health board or authority. Accordingly, my Department has referred the Deputy's question to the chief executive officer of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and requested that he respond directly to the Deputy on the matter raised.
