Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1102. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of total spending on health including public spending, private health insurance and out-of-pocket charges in the most recent year for which these figures are available. [32024/15]
View answerThe most recent year for which public health expenditure data is available is 2014. In 2014, public non-capital expenditure on health was €13,276 million, including Treatment Benefits funded by the Department of Social Protection. Capital expenditure amounted to €386 million.
The most recent year for which private health expenditure is available is 2012. Private health expenditure, as provided by the Central Statistics Office, was €4,718 million. A more detailed breakdown of private health expenditure is not available.
