Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2014
168. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer if the full economic cost of the use of beds in public and voluntary hospitals for the purposes of private medical practice were paid for by private insurance operators. [30452/14]
View answer183. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the additional revenue which would be raised if all private patients in public hospitals were charged in full for services provided rather than being charged a maintenance or per diem charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30467/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 183 together.
As I previously replied to Deputy McDonald in October 2013, the HSE has estimated that the additional revenue if the full economic cost of private in-patient services, calculated on the basis of historic casemix data, were paid by the private patients, it could amount to €107 million.
