Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a claim under the health repayment scheme will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [34974/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive.

My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims received under the health repayment scheme; the number of those applications that have been verified to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34975/07]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the numbers that have received a payment, of the number of claims verified under the health repayment scheme; and the number that are waiting to be paid under this scheme. [34976/07]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims, under the health repayment scheme that have been refused to date; the category reason for their refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34977/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 to 195, inclusive, together.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald.

The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme over 33,000 claims have been received and 5,346 payments totalling over €105m have issued. 8,320 offers of repayment, totalling over €160m, have been made.

The HSE has indicated that approximately 40% of applications will be rejected under the scheme and has informed my Department that 5,567 rejection letters have been issued as of 7 December 2007. Of these rejections 2,877 relate to institutions outside the scope of the scheme, 1,603 relate to applications where the relevant person's date of death is prior to 9 December 1998. The remaining rejections are due to miscellaneous factors where, for example, the patient was admitted after 9 December 2004 or where duplicate claims were submitted on behalf of a patient.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who submitted an appeal in relation to the funding offered to them under the health repayment scheme; the average appeal processing time; and the number of appeals that have been successful to date. [34978/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office has indicated to my Department that as of the 7th December 2007 the total number of people who have indicated their intention to appeal under the health repayment scheme is 1,959. However of this figure 895 appeal forms have actually been received. I wish to advise the Deputy that 398 of these relate to the funding offered under the scheme. I understand that 285 appeals have been completed.