Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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1057. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance at the end of June 2014 in each of the age groups, 17 years and under, 18 to 29 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, 50 to 59 years, 60 to 69 years, 70 to 79 years, 80 years and over. [34134/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Health Insurance Authority, the independent statutory regulator of the private health insurance market in Ireland, provides my Department with Information Returns on a twice-yearly basis showing the numbers insured with in-patient health insurance plans in each age category. This data is compiled in respect of the commercial health insurers and excludes people serving waiting periods and members of Restricted Membership Undertakings (which provide insurance to people who are members of a particular group, normally a vocational group or employees of a particular organisation).

Aged 17 and under: 452,979

Aged 18-29 years: 204,473

Aged 30 to 39 years: 286,310

Aged 40-49 years: 292,718

Aged 50 to 59 years: 261,057

Aged 60 to 69 years: 215,475

Aged 70 to 79 years: 121,637

Aged 80 years and over: 49,925