Dáil debates

Thursday, 14 May 2020

Covid-19 (Health) - Statements

 

5:40 pm

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I have a very simple question and I would like a clear answer to it. According to the agreement with the private hospitals, last week they were to produce a full cost statement detailing the costs for the month of April. I asked last week if that would be published but I did not receive a response to that question. Will the Minister make this detailed breakdown of costs available to Deputies and the public? He has said, including today, that the model is an open book but, for that to mean anything, will he open the books for the public so that we can see exactly what we are paying for and try to get to the bottom of why we are paying four times as much per bed as the NHS is paying in its similar agreement with private hospitals?

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