Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Question:158. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the overall spend on health by the State; and by private; and out-of-pocket payments; in the past five years, broken down by year. [7254/15]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 February 2015
158. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the overall spend on health by the State; and by private; and out-of-pocket payments; in the past five years, broken down by year. [7254/15]
View answerTotal health expenditure for each of the last 5 years, by public, private health insurance and out-of-pocket payments by households, are detailed in the table below. Figures are presented in millions of Euro. Estimates of private health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditure are compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
Table: Total Health Expenditure in Ireland by public, private insurance and out-of-pocket payments, 2010-2014
(millions of euro)
Year |
Public |
Private Insurance |
Out-of-pocket payments by households |
2014 |
13,041 (p) |
n/a |
n/a |
2013 |
13,972 |
n/a |
n/a |
2012 |
14,137 |
1,949 |
2,457 |
2011 |
14,075 |
1,760 |
2,501 |
2010 |
14,818 |
1,671 |
2,653 |
(p) = provisional
n/a = not available