Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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148. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money the HSE has received for the past three years through the use of public hospital beds for persons with private health insurance under the Health (Amendment) Act 2013, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3602/17]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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149. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that hold private health insurance and that received a bed in a public hospital for each month for the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3603/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together.

Under the Health (Amendment) Act 2013, patients who opt for private treatment in a public hospital are charged according to the service provided, whether that be treatment on a day basis or overnight and whether the stay is in a single or multiple occupancy room.

In relation to the particular queries raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.