Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:1022. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the number of people who pay for private health insurance policies; and the average price of their policies. [31511/15]
View answerTuesday, 22 September 2015
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The latest available figure from the Health Insurance Authority shows that the number insured with in-patient policies at end-June 2015 was 2.118 million, or 46% of the Irish population.
The average health insurance premium for in-patient cover paid to the insurers in 2014 was €1,200.