Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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852. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing hospital impatient charges for the entire population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39432/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Normal patient activity has been affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic and as a result 2020 and 2021 are not representative of normal services. Therefore 2019 would currently be the best representation of Income levels outside of the COVID Pandemic.

In 2019, €30.6 million was raised through the statutory inpatient charge in the Acute Hospitals.