Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011

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11:50 am

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

There is no legal basis. The insurance companies are not subject to prompt payment legislation because they are not public bodies. Improving our cashflow through this process disimproves theirs, so the only way we can get more cash in is if they pay us more quickly.

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