Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to the issue of the arrangements with the private hospitals. We have heard there are 160 beds currently involved in that arrangement. I was surprised because I did not realise there was that level of agreement for the provision of beds. By my estimation, we are spending in excess of €87 million per year on private hospital beds, which is an extraordinary figure. What is the occupancy rate of those beds?