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
11:30 am
Mr. Liam Woods:
To clarify, the total amount outstanding is greater than the amount waiting signing by consultants. The €9 million relates to the total amount outstanding. If an insurer pended a case because it was exceeding 20 days or it had some concern about a claim, that could also contribute to a delay which is a subset of the €9 million. It does not all relate to consultants. The figure of €9 million relates to the total pool of debt on private income for public hospitals.