Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2010
163 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the Exchequer and the medical insurers of medical and surgical treatments in all public and private hospitals throughout the country in each of the past five years to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10876/10]
View answerThe Information regarding private hospitals activity is not available to my Department as it is outside of the Health Acts and is a private arrangement between the patient and the hospital. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy in relation to public hospitals.
I wish to advise the Deputy that due to intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
In relation to payments by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, payments to public and private hospitals for the past 5 years is set out in the following table.
|
Payment Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
Private Hospitals & Clinics |
46,358,197 |
59,462,965 |
77,391,997 |
90,156,742 |
78,397,833 |
|
Public Hospitals |
13,578,851 |
14,625,198 |
9,838,190 |
9,821,232 |
7,190,690 |
|
Total Patient Care Payments |
59,937,048 |
74,088,164 |
87,230,188 |
99,977,974 |
85,588,523 |
