Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is important to hear that. Regarding the hospitals, I wish to get the detail on the split of funding, and I acknowledge the witnesses might not have that detail with them. Of the allocation of €14 billion, or whatever the figure is, approximately €4 billion goes to the section 38 and 39 organisations. I have asked about this previously and I have been told there is no significant difference in the waiting list in a hospital funded under a section 38 agreement as opposed to a HSE-run hospital. Regarding the provision for the hospitals, what is the breakdown of the funding for HSE-run hospitals versus hospitals funded by section 38 organisations. That should be easy to calculate. Can we get a percentage breakdown of the funding allocated to community health care organisation areas in terms of staff directly funded by HSE versus those directly funded by sections 38 or 39 organisations? I imagine the witnesses probably know that information.