Accident and Emergency Services Provision

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1733)

Robert Dowds

Ceist:

1733. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that is being received by the health service from the €100 charge for accident and emergency care in hospitals; and if he will provide figures of the percentage of those liable for the charge who fail to pay. [38335/12]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the amount of Emergency Department income received by the HSE statutory and voluntary hospitals in 2011 was €16.4 million. Bad debts written off in 2011 as a percentage of income raised in 2011 was approximately 25%.