959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of Exchequer funding paid to private hospitals in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, including all payments made through the National Treatment Purchase Fund, block-funding arrangements, contractual agreements, or any other State-supported schemes; the percentage increase in such funding by year; if departmental analysis has verified reports that overall payments to private hospitals are now approximately seven times higher than in 2020; the policy rationale for this increase and his Department’s assessment of its impact on waiting lists, value for money, and the capacity of the public hospital system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61152/25]

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959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of Exchequer funding paid to private hospitals in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, including all payments made through the National Treatment Purchase Fund, block-funding arrangements, contractual agreements, or any other State-supported schemes; the percentage increase in such funding by year; if departmental analysis has verified reports that overall payments to private hospitals are now approximately seven times higher than in 2020; the policy rationale for this increase and his Department’s assessment of its impact on waiting lists, value for money, and the capacity of the public hospital system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61152/25]

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