asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each health authority area the cost per head of population of (a) the free general practice medical health service, and (b) the total medical health services.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Health Services.
65.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report a table giving the required information.
Following is the table:—
|
Health Authority |
Estimated cost per head of local population in 1964/65 of— |
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|
(a) |
(b) |
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|
General Medical* Services |
Total Medical Services |
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|
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Carlow |
17 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
|
Cavan |
18 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
|
Clare |
20 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
9 |
|
Cork |
16 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
|
Donegal |
13 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
Dublin |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
|
Galway |
18 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
|
Kerry |
14 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
17 |
6 |
8 |
16 |
9 |
|
Kilkenny |
17 |
11 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
|
Laoighis |
18 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
|
Leitrim |
15 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
|
Limerick |
21 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
|
Longford |
17 |
8 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
|
Louth |
12 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
|
Mayo |
13 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
|
Meath |
23 |
8 |
91 |
7 |
6 |
|
Monaghan |
15 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
|
Offaly |
15 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
|
Roscommon |
17 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
17 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
|
Tipperary NR |
19 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
|
Tipperary SR |
18 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
|
Waterford |
20 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
|
Westmeath |
20 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
|
Wexford |
18 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
Wicklow |
19 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
*The term medical health services as used in the question has been interpreted as embracing what are normally described as health services but excluding maintenance and disability allowances and maternity cash grants which are social rather than medical.