Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in each private hospital nationwide are currently occupied by a patient who first presented to a public hospital, but was transferred by the HSE for taxpayer paid care, treatment or tests to a private hospital. [24249/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment in a private hospital in the State at a cost to the taxpayer in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24250/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the particular query raised, both the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) commission a range of treatments for public patients through outsourcing arrangements in private healthcare facilities.

The NTPF has provided my Department with the information below, outlining the number of patients who were treated in private hospitals both within the State and in Northern Ireland through NTPF commissioning in each year from 2017 to 2024. In 2015 & 2016 the procurement of treatments was carried out by the HSE and the role of the NTPF was the administration of the payments to the hospitals.

NTPF Commissioning of treatment in Private Hospitals

Year No. of Patients Treated

2017 4700

2018 18,445

2019 18,157

2020 14,321

2021 42,841

2022 53,720

2023 66,447

2024 80,558

In relation to the number of patients treated under HSE procurement arrangements with private hospitals in the last ten years, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private clinics currently operating in rooms in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24251/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.