Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Charges

9:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the charges set by her in respect of inpatient and outpatient hospital care and for visiting an accident and emergency department; if these charges have changed during the course of 2007, 2008 and 2009; the revenue accruing from such charges in 2009; the anticipated income in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1599/10]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The following table contains the information on any changes made to in-patient and accident and emergency charges since 2007. In each case these changes were announced on Budget Day and took effect from the 1st of January of the following year. There is no charge for out-patient services. Information on income collected in relation to these charges is not collected by my Department. The public voluntary hospitals would collect a significant proportion of the hospital charges, but this is not accounted for through Appropriations-in-Aid; rather, the hospitals are funded by the HSE on a net expenditure basis. I have asked the HSE to compile this information and reply directly to the Deputy.

Statutory in-patient and outpatient (A&E) charges

200720082009
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A&E6066100
Statutory in-patient charge per day606675
Maximum in 12 consecutive months600660750

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