Written answers

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Department of Health

Accident and Emergency Departments Data

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of admissions through emergency departments that are privately insured versus public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3138/16]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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372. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of admissions through emergency departments that are privately insured versus public patients and how this compares with the proportion of elective admissions from each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/16]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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373. To ask the Minister for Health if it is known whether patients are public or private when cancelling elective admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/16]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Health if overall income from private patient insurers in general is taken into consideration when cancelling elective admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 to 374, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

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