CSO: concern over healthcare spend

WHILE non-capital expenditure in Ireland more than tripled between 1995 and 2004, the amount spent per head on healthcare hasn’t even doubled.

According to the figures from the Central Statistics Office, in 1995 total non-capital expenditure was €2.98 billion and €1,231 was spent per person on healthcare.

In 2004, the total expenditure more than tripled to €9.609bn of which €2,223 per person was spent on healthcare. That is only 80% more than the 1995 spend.