I have set out below the expenditure provided by my Department in 2002 for the now Health Service Executive (HSE) regional areas (formerly the Health Boards) and the HSE funding provided for 2006 for these areas. The expenditure has increased by an average of 54.15% over the past four years.
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Allocation 2002
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Estimate 2006
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€m
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€m
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Eastern Regional Health Authority
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2,846.341
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4,109.181
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Midland Health Board
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352.146
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564.701
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Mid-Western Health Board
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499.654
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781.246
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North Eastern Health Board
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479.200
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717.027
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North Western Health Board
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420.354
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670.313
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South Eastern Health Board
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616.443
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958.572
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Southern Health Board
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913.919
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1,388.863
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Western Health Board
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680.447
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1,058.417
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Total
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6,808.504
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10,248.320
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