asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the annual returns over the past five years of (a) the net health expenditure of local authorities; (b) the total health vote; (c) the amount voted by way of grants to local health authorities; and (d) the percentage recoupment to local health authorities of net health expenditure.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Some of the accounts for 1968-69, 1969-70 and 1970-71 on which the figures in the table are based are subject to audit.