Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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157. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing charges for emergency departments and inpatient care, respectively. [27267/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In 2018, €29.3 million was raised through the statutory inpatient charge in the Acute Hospitals, with a further €18.6 million was raised through the outpatient charge.

Therefore, it would cost approximately €47.9 million to abolish these charges.