780. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and emergency department charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35672/25]
Topics / Hospital Charges
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Charges
63 questions from 20 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
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| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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784. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated revenue from all parking charges at public hospitals in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35676/25]
622. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of 1,000 scans (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, PET, and any other), by scan type. [28716/25]
648. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing hospital car parking charges; the revenue raised by each HSE and section 38 hospital, for each hospital, to be requested from each hospital individually and collated in a single response, in tabular form. [28745/25]
193. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date on reducing hospital parking charges; the hospitals where charges have reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24633/25]
700. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to review hospital car-parking charges for certain cohorts of patient (details supplied) [15036/25]
803. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the assistance her Department is providing for cancer patients attending treatment at Dublin hospitals who face hefty parking charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13930/25]
817. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her plans to fulfil the Programme for Government committee to explore further ways to reduce hospital car parking charges. [14005/25]
1474. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the car parking fees charged at each HSE hospital, in tabular form. [10594/25]
636. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans, to reduce car parking charges at hospitals, particularly with cancer patients and their families in mind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4299/25]
702. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she intends to scrap parking charges for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4781/25]
1029. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the extra revenue that would be generated if patient charges in HSE-funded hospitals for single-occupancy rooms increased by a further 20% based on 2024 figures. [2162/25]
1030. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue that was raised via accident and emergency department charges at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in 2024. [2163/25]