Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)
9:00 am
Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Deputy Durkan asked about private and public. He is aware of the de Buitléir report. There is a wider issue of the use of public and private facilities. On the question of health insurance, though, and as the Deputy will be aware, when people are admitted through an accident and emergency department, they can be admitted into either the public or private system. They have been advised by their private health insurance companies to go through the public door. That is perfectly legal under the Health Act 1970 and they are entitled to do that. It is then an €80 per night charge up to a maximum of €800 for ten nights.
What were the Deputy's other questions?
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