Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 September 2020
293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of removing all inpatient hospital charges, all out patient hospital charges, all emergency hospital charges, all long-term stay charges and exempting all children under 18 years of age from acute hospital charges in tabular form; the total collected for each in 2019; the projected yield for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/20]
View answerNormal patient activity has been affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic and as a result 2020 is not representative of normal services, and therefore the 2019 position would currently be the best representation of the likely costs associated with abolishing those service charges.
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2019 |
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€m |
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Inpatient Charges |
30.6 |
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Outpatient Charges |
11.4 |
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Long Stay Charges |
20.0 |
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Paediatric Hospital Inpatient* |
1.4 |
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Paediatric Hospital Outpatient* |
2.0 |
The Emergency Department charge is recorded by the HSE as an out-patient charge.
*Paediatric Inpatient and Outpatient Charges are based on the income generated within the Children's Health Ireland Hospitals (CHI at Connolly, CHI at Crumlin Street, CHI at Temple Street, CHI at Tallaght). It is not possible quantify the paediatric patient income within the other Acute Hospitals.
