HSE wrote off over €50m of bad debt between 2023 and 2024

HSE wrote off over €50m of bad debt between 2023 and 2024

At the end of 2024, some €86m was owed to HSE hospitals, with €27m written off. 

Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 - 18:00
Louise Burne

The HSE wrote off bad debt worth over €50m between 2023 and 2024, new figures have revealed.

The data was provided to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following a meeting with the HSE earlier this year.

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