Dáil Éireann - Volume 257 - 24 November, 1971

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Services.

Mr. Hogan Mr. Hogan

8. Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of population entitled to full comprehensive medical services as a national charge in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic.

Mr. S. Flanagan Mr. S. Flanagan

236

Mr. S. Flanagan: The entire population in Northern Ireland is eligible for a comprehensive medical service, including general practitioner care. In this part of the country about 30 per cent are so eligible but an estimated 90 per cent are entitled to use the more [236] expensive elements of the service, notably the hospital in-patient and out-patient services and maternity and infant care.

Mr. Hogan Mr. Hogan

9. Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health the per capita cost for the latest available year of national health services in (a) Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and (b) the Republic of Ireland.

Mr. S. Flanagan Mr. S. Flanagan

Mr. S. Flanagan: The estimated per capita cost of health care met by taxation and health contributions during the current financial year is £29.7 for Great Britain and Northern Ireland and £25.4 for the State.

Dáil Éireann 257 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Health Services.

Questions

19711124