Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance at the end of 2014 in 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, 60 to 79 years, 80 years and over. [7081/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) provides my Department with Information Returns on a twice-yearly basis, which includes the total number insured with in-patient health insurance plans and a membership breakdown by each age category. The Authority also publishes relevant market statistics on its website www.hia.ie. The most recent data available with a breakdown by age category is for the period ending 1 July 2014, a breakdown by age category for the second half of 2014 is not yet available. In terms of the overall market, the number of people who currently hold private health insurance is now 2.026 million(end-Dec 2014), or 43.9% of the Irish population, and has risen for two quarters in a row (an increase of over 1,000 in the quarter July to September 2014 and an increase of over 7,000 in numbers insured in the quarter to end-year).