Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13700-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the approved national methodology for calculating bed-day cost. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13700-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2164 of 13 January 2026, whether her Department has approved any standard national methodology for calculating bed-day cost for governance and planning purposes, including the cost basis used and whether it is applied consistently across hospital groups; and if so, to provide the methodology reference and the date it was approved.
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