Written answers
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Department of Health and Children
Tax Collection
3:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue raised from health levies and from other contributions, tax or levies paid directly by the public for each of the years 2005 and 2006; her estimate for 2007; and her forecast for 2008. [30486/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The revenue raised from health contributions (also known as the Health Levy) and from other contributions or levies are classified as Appropriations-in-Aid of the Vote for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The following table sets out the detail of these Appropriations-in-Aid.
| Appropriations-in Aid | Realised 2005 | Realised 2006 | Estimated 2007 |
| € 000 | € 000 | € 000 | |
| Receipts from health contributions | 1,116,692 | 1,188,481 | 1,265,734 |
| Receipts from patient charges in HSE operated Hospitals | 184,648 | 227,566 | 286,000 |
| Sub-Total — direct payments | 1,301,340 | 1,416,047 | 1,551,734 |
| Other receipts | |||
| Receipts from certain excise duties on tobacco products | * 167,605 | 167,605 | 167,605 |
| Recovery of costs of health services provided under regulations of the European Community | 448,575 | 396,769 | 450,000 |
| Recovery from the UK Dept of Health and Social Security of its share of the costs of Leopardstown Park Hospital | 705 | 170 | |
| Recoupment of certain Opthalmic Services Scheme costs from Social Insurance Fund | 9,537 | 5,000 | |
| Recoupment of certain Dental Treatment Services Scheme costs from Social Insurance Fund | 16,969 | 8,500 | |
| Dormant Accounts -Economic and Social Disadvantage | 3,500 | ||
| Dormant Accounts -Disability | 6,500 | ||
| Superannuation receipts- HSE employees | 170,419 | 185,235 | 200,000 |
| Miscellaneous receipts | 88,643 | 110,402 | 110,000 |
| Sub-total | 875,947 | 886,517 | 951,275 |
| Total Receipts | 2,177,287 | 2,302,564 | 2,503,009 |
| *For 2005 this amount was received as an Appropriation-in-Aid of the Office of the Minister for Health and Children (Vote 39). |
The Pre-Budget Outlook 2008 sets out the estimate of the Appropriations-in-Aid of the HSE Vote for 2008 at €2,641,990,000.
The table includes patients/clients' own contributions in HSE operated long stay accommodation. It should be noted that patients/clients in certain situations also make contributions directly towards HSE funded beds in the private sector. In addition to the HSE amounts provided above a further € 130 million, approximately, is received by Voluntary and Joint Board Hospitals and other voluntary agencies as income in respect of patient/client charges.
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