Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Charges
2:30 pm
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rate of hospital charges - inpatient, outpatient and accident and emergency - in 2010; the categories of patient required to pay hospital charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48099/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The public hospital statutory in-patient charge is currently €75 per day up to a maximum of €750 in any twelve consecutive months during which an individual is maintained as an in-patient in a public hospital or is admitted as a day-case. This charge is subject to a number of exemptions, in particular, it does not apply to persons with full eligibility (medical cards). Charges for private/semi private accommodation in public hospitals, which came into effect from 1 January 2011, are set out as follows.
| Hospital Category | PrivateAccomm. | Semi-Private Accomm. | Day-care | |
| 1 | HSE Regional hospitals, Voluntary & Joint Board Teaching Hospitals | €1,017 | €889 | €732 |
| 2 | HSE County HospitalsVoluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals | €789 | €693 | €564 |
| 3 | HSE District Hospitals | €260 | €222 | €193 |
These charges are in addition to a charge equivalent to the public hospital statutory in-patient charge as set out above. All private patients occupying designated private beds in the hospitals are subject to these charges.
The current charge for attendance at Emergency Departments (A&E) is €100 per visit subject to certain exemptions, in particular, persons with full eligibility (medical cards) and persons with a letter of referral from a registered medical practitioner.
No charges are applicable in relation to outpatient services, with the exception of a charge of €400 in respect of MRI services provided to private patients.
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the anticipated income from statutory inpatient, outpatient and accident and emergency charges in 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48100/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled by the Health Service Executive in the context of the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements. I have therefore referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply.
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