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Dáil Éireann - Volume 238 - 19 February, 1969

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Services.

Mr. Kyne Mr. Kyne

63. Mr. Kyne asked the Minister for Health (a) the number of persons in the country holding medical cards, (b) the amount received by each health authority as payment for maintenance in hospital for the latest available year, (c) the amount paid by each health authority for maintenance of patients in voluntary hospitals and (d) overall cost of the present health services for the latest available year.

Mr. S. Flanagan Mr. S. Flanagan

Mr. S. Flanagan: As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

(a) Number of persons holding medical cards	337,598
Number of persons covered by cards (This was the position at 31st December, 1968)	894,596

1240

(b) and (c) [1240]

Health Authority	Amount received as payment for maintenance in hospital in year ended 31st March 1968	Amount paid for maintenance in extern hospitals in year ended 31st March 1968. (See footnote)
(1)	(2)	(3)
	£	£
Carlow	13,600	99,600
Cavan	31,100	67,700
Clare	23,900	87,700
Donegal	34,500	98,100
Galway	55,200	121,000
Kerry	26,500	153,700
Kildare	17,700	153,700
Kilkenny	28,900	78,000
Laoighis	20,400	77,600
Leitrim	12,400	49,400
Longford	13,200	72,300
Louth	25,000	97,400
Mayo	30,600	106,700
Meath	25,400	147,600
Monaghan	17,400	77,600
Offaly	17,500	58,500
Roscommon	21,900	78,700
Sligo	30,800	40,900
Tipperary NR	20,400	62,200
,, SR	37,100	79,600
Westmeath	38,400	74,500
Wexford	24,800	128,900
Wicklow	12,300	213,700
Cork	149,500	778,900
Dublin	264,100	2,691,000
Limerick	90,000	127,300
Waterford	42,000	101,900
Total	£1,124,600	£5,937,800

FOOTNOTE:

The figures in column (2) do not include receipts from persons accommodated in County Homes and similar institutions. The figures in column (3) include payments for services in hospitals operated by other health authorities as well as for services in voluntary hospitals. Separate figures are not readily available but the total payments by health authorities for maintenance of patients in voluntary hospitals amounted to £5,534,000 in the year ended 31st March, 1968. The figures shown are taken from accounts, some of which are still subject to audit.

(d) Cost of Health Services for year ended 31st March, 1968.

Revenue Expenditure by	£37,128,000
Health Authorities (Grants to cover 55.3% of this expenditure are payable from the Health Vote).
1241 [1241]Grants from Hospitals Trust Fund towards revenue deficits of voluntary hospitals	£3,080,238
TOTAL	£40,208,238

(Capital expenditure on hospital building etc, in the same year amounted to £3,627,000).

Dáil Éireann 238 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Health Services.

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