Michael Ring
Question:557 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded payment under the health repayment scheme. [30722/08]
View answerWednesday, 24 September 2008
Questions (477, 478, 479)
Written answers
The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
Michael Ring
Question:558 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims, fully processed but not yet paid under the health repayment scheme with details on a county basis; and when will these claims be paid. [30731/08]
View answerMichael Ring
Question:559 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in the payment of claims that have been fully processed under the health repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30736/08]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 558 and 559 together.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme 17,684 offers of repayment totalling over €330m have been made while 13,291 payments totalling over €274m have been processed.
The HSE has advised that there are 723 claims that have been fully processed but not yet paid under the health repayment scheme. It is intended that these payments will be made shortly. The following is a breakdown by county.
|
County |
Number of applications |
|
Cork |
75 |
|
Clare |
22 |
|
Cavan |
16 |
|
Carlow |
14 |
|
Dublin |
140 |
|
Donegal |
51 |
|
Galway |
24 |
|
Kildare |
35 |
|
Kilkenny |
12 |
|
Kerry |
25 |
|
Longford |
8 |
|
Limerick |
33 |
|
Leitrim |
11 |
|
Laois |
8 |
|
Louth |
20 |
|
Monaghan |
14 |
|
Meath |
19 |
|
Mayo |
33 |
|
Offaly |
8 |
|
Roscommon |
9 |
|
Sligo |
33 |
|
Tipperary |
29 |
|
Waterford |
20 |
|
Wicklow |
15 |
|
Westmeath |
20 |
|
Wexford |
13 |
|
Outside Rep of Ireland |
16 |
|
Total |
723 |