asked the Minister for Health the cost of (a) bed and maintenance and (b) treatment in (i) a public ward (ii) a semi-private ward and (iii) a private ward in each of the following hospitals in Dublin: Jervis Street, Baggot Street, St. James's, Dr. Steevens, the Mater, the Meath, Mercers, St. Laurences and St. Vincent's.

The information is in the form of a table which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I will have circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the table:

About 70 per cent of the cost in each case related to treatment and the remaining 30 per cent to maintenance and overheads.

Separate costings for private, semi-private and public wards are not available.