Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue expected to be raised from the health levy in 2007, 2008 and 2009. [33188/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Contribution was introduced by virtue of the Health Contributions Act 1979 and came into effect on the 6th April of that year. The contributions are levied on income at a percentage rate set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act and are paid over to the Minister for Health and Children in respect of the Vote for the Health Service Executive.

An amount of €1,298,199,252 was received in Appropriations-in-Aid by the Health Service Executive in respect of Health Contributions for 2007. An amount of €1,330,000,000 is estimated as Appropriations-in-Aid in respect of Health Contributions for 2008 in the Revised Estimates for Public Services for 2008. The estimate of receipts in respect of the Health Contributions in 2009 will be finalised in the context of the forthcoming Budget.