asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the total sum paid from National Health Insurance Funds in respect of additional cash benefits in each of the last five years during which such benefit was provided and the number of persons entitled to obtain additional cash benefit.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Insurance Benefits.
No separate records of the amount paid in additional cash benefits were kept by societies and the information is accordingly not available.
Exact figures of the number of persons entitled to additional cash benefits are not available, but it is estimated that the numbers were as follows:—
|
December |
1931 |
92,536 |
|
,, |
1932 |
89,768 |
|
,, |
1933 |
87,103 |
|
,, |
1934 |
84,232 |
|
,, |
1935 |
81,464 |
Can the Minister give the total expenditure in respect of the additional cash benefits in these years?
I will have to ask for it, because I am not sure.
Will the Minister do that?
Yes.
asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the total sum paid from the Health Insurance Fund in respect of each description of non-cash additional benefit during each of the last five years in which such benefits were provided, and the number of persons entitled to obtain such benefits.
The information asked for by the Deputy is in tabular form and will be printed in the Official Report.
Following is the table:
|
(a) |
ADDITIONAL NON-CASH BENEFITS. |
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|
Year Ended |
Dental Benefit |
Optical Benefit |
Hospital Benefit |
Medical and Surgical Appliances |
Hospital Benefit for Dependents |
Specialist Treatment |
Nursing |
TOTAL |
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|
July. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
1932 |
14,484 |
5 |
1 |
2,269 |
4 |
4 |
5,401 |
15 |
0 |
148 |
16 |
0 |
1,182 |
18 |
8 |
89 |
11 |
7 |
— |
23,576 |
10 |
8 |
||
|
1933 |
20,442 |
19 |
5 |
2,459 |
15 |
2 |
6,887 |
19 |
6 |
167 |
12 |
0 |
1,610 |
9 |
9 |
136 |
15 |
9 |
— |
31,705 |
12 |
3 |
||
|
1934 |
18,996 |
6 |
10 |
2,635 |
0 |
5 |
6,643 |
15 |
3 |
228 |
8 |
9 |
1,672 |
3 |
4 |
162 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
30,340 |
15 |
0 |
|
1935 |
17,954 |
6 |
6 |
2,398 |
3 |
9 |
5,831 |
4 |
5 |
202 |
11 |
9 |
1,539 |
19 |
3 |
168 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
28,097 |
7 |
3 |
|
1936 |
16,746 |
5 |
10 |
2,626 |
16 |
0 |
5,667 |
12 |
8 |
157 |
6 |
8 |
1,404 |
8 |
1 |
146 |
9 |
11 |
— |
26,748 |
19 |
2 |
||
|
88,624 |
3 |
8 |
12,388 |
19 |
8 |
30,432 |
6 |
10 |
904 |
15 |
10 |
7,409 |
19 |
1 |
703 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
140,469 |
4 |
4 |
(b) The estimated number of persons entitled to Additional Non-Cash Benefits during the five years is as follows:—
|
December, |
1931 |
92,536 |
|
|
,, |
1932 |
89,768 |
|
|
,, |
1933 |
87,103 |
|
|
,, |
1934 |
84,232 |
|
|
,, |
1935 |
81,464 |