Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
159. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the stretch targets for private income for each hospital in 2017; and if he will provide further details of these targets that were set for each of the past three years in each case. [14761/17]
View answerThe HSE assigns an income budget, including a private patient income budget, to each hospital as part of the annual budgetary process. The 2016 private patient income budget allocated to the acute hospital system was €649 million.
As regards the overall 2017 private patient income budget and the income budgets allocated to individuals hospitals for 2017 and each of the past three years, I have referred this matter to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
