Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016
366. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the once-off revenue measures of €330 million announced for the health budget in 2015, the amount of this revenue that has been raised in 2015 and the sources of same. [23323/16]
View answerThe once-off revenue measures in 2015 related principally to quicker settlement of hospital bills by health insurers; additional receipts from the United Kingdom in respect of health services provided under EU Regulations; and a technical adjustment to the Vote as a result of the disestablishment of the Vote of the HSE.
The full anticipated amount of UK receipts was received, and the technical adjustment was effected through the Revised Estimates 2015.
€11m of the anticipated receipt from the private health insurers was not achieved, and this shortfall was provided for in the context of the 2015 Supplementary Estimate.
