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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 22 Feb 1995

Vol. 449 No. 5

Written Answers. - Increased Hospital Charges.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

Ceist:

65 Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Health the dates of all increases in charges for private and semi-private beds in hospitals for Voluntary Health Insurance subscribers since 1970. [4040/95]

(Limerick East): The following tables set out the information requested by the Deputy:

Hospital In-Patient Charges

Hospital Category

Charges Effective From

*1 April 1971/1 April 1972

1 July 1975

1 April 1976

1 April 1977

1 May 1978

6 April 1979

£

£

£

£

£

£

Private accommodation

Health Board Regional Hospitals

5.00

8.00

10.40

13.50

16.20

10.00

Voluntary Teaching Hospitals

7.50

10.00

13.00

16.90

20.30

10.00

Health Board County Hospital

4.00

6.50

8.45

11.00

13.20

7.50

Voluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals

5.50

8.00

10.40

13.50

16.20

7.50

District Hospitals

5.20

6.75

8.10

4.00

Semi-Private Accommodation

Health Board Regional Hospitals

4.50

7.00

9.10

11.85

14.25

7.50

Voluntary Teaching Hospitals

6.50

9.00

11.70

15.20

18.25

7.50

Health Board County Hospitals

3.50

6.00

7.80

10.15

12.20

6.00

Voluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals

5.00

7.00

9.10

11.85

14.25

6.00

District Hospitals

4.55

5.90

7.10

3.00

*Rates fixed for Health Boards on 1 April 1972 and for Voluntary Hospitals on 1 April 1972

Hospital Category

Charges Effective From

1 Apr. 1980

1 Feb. 1981

1 Aug. 1981

1 Feb. 1982

1 Jan. 1983

1 Jan. 1984

1 Jan. 1985

1 Jan. 1986

1 Feb. 1987

1 Jan. 1988

1 Jul. 1990

1 Aug. 1991

1 Jul. 1993

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Private accommodation

Health Board Regional Hospitals and Voluntary & Joint Board Teaching Hospitals

12.00

14.40

18.00

36.00

55.00

69.00

83.00

88.00

93.00

96.00

102.00

112.00

132.00

County Hospitals and Voluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals

9.00

10.80

13.50

27.00

40.00

50.00

63.00

67.00

71.00

73.50

78.00

88.00

108.00

District Hospitals

4.80

5.75

7.00

14.00

21.00

26.00

31.00

33.00

35.00

36.00

38.00

48.00

68.00

Semi-Private Accommodation

Health Board Regional Hospitals and Voluntary & Joint Board Teaching Hospitals

9.00

10.80

13.50

27.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

63.50

67.50

70.00

74.00

84.00

104.00

County Hospitals and Voluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals

7.20

8.65

11.00

22.00

33.00

41.00

47.00

50.00

53.00

55.00

58.00

68.00

88.00

District Hospitals

3.60

4.30

5.50

11.00

16.00

20.00

24.00

25.00

26.50

27.50

29.00

39.00

59.00

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