Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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161. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland is ranked in relation to OECD countries in relation to overall spending in health both public and private and Ireland's ranking for the public funding of health spending in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37772/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Based on the most recent OECD estimates which refer to 2015 health expenditure, Ireland is ranked fifth highest among the EU 28 countries regarding total (public and private) spending per capita, at €3,922 per capita (adjusted for purchasing power parity) in 2015.

With regard to public spending on health care, the OECD estimates rank Ireland seventh among the EU 28 countries, at €2,713 per capita (adjusted for purchasing power parity) in 2015.

Data for 2015 are based on the OECD's own estimates and should be considered provisional.