Written answers

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Department of An Taoiseach

Household Medical Expenditure

9:00 am

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on doctors annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20002/10]

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Question 131: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on dentists annually based on the household survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20003/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 132: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on opticians annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 1005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever inflation the Central Statistics office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20004/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 133: To ask the Taoiseach the amount each household is spending on prescription medicines annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20005/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Taoiseach the amount each household is spending on other medicines annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20006/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on pain relievers annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20007/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on indigestion relievers annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category. [20008/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on cough mixtures annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20009/10]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that each household is spending on alternative or complementary medicine annually based on the household budget survey 2004 to 2005 adjusted for medical inflation or whatever category of inflation the Central Statistics Office deems suitable for this category. [20010/10]

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 to 138, inclusive, together.

The table shows the average annual household expenditure in April 2010 for each category of medical (including dentists and opticians) expenditure listed. The data are derived from the latest available Household Budget Survey (2004/2005). The expenditure in each category has been adjusted for inflation using the change in a corresponding sub-index of the Consumer Price Index between October 2005 and April 2010.

Annual expenditures from HBS 2004/05, updated to April 2010
Annual Expenditureâ'¬
Doctors 238.91
Dentists 190.07
Opticians 20.18
Prescription medicines 205.06
Other medicines 48.52
Pain relievers 29.94
Indigestion relievers 7.85
Cough mixtures 11.40
Alternative or Complementary Medicine 22.72

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