Billy Kelleher
Question:209. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing statutory public inpatient charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25267/17]
View answerThursday, 25 May 2017
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The Health (Amendment) Act 2013 governs the area of Statutory In-Patient Charges (SIC). The current SIC for public patients for overnight and day in-patient services is €80 per day up to a maximum of €800 in one year.
I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy with the latest figures regarding the amount of income generated by this charge in 2016.