John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money collected by the Health Service Executive under the Government inpatient levy for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32240/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I have referred this matter to the HSE for direct reply.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all the money collected through Government inpatient hospital levy is ring-fenced for the public health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32241/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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In agreeing the Estimates for the Health Services, income collected through hospital charges, both the public levy and private charges, is taken into account in determining the Net Voted amount for the Health Service Executive. Income collected in public statutory hospitals is accounted for through Appropriations-in-Aid and netted off the Gross Vote. Income collected in public voluntary hospitals is retained by the hospital and the grant provided by the HSE takes account of this income being available to these hospitals to support the overall level of expenditure. In this way, all income collected through these charges forms part of the funding of the public health service.