237 Mr. Wyse asked the Minister for Health the number of people that paid health charges at out-patients Departments in the Southern Health Board region in respect of counties, (a) Cork and (b) Kerry for the years 1990/91; and the total amount collected for each county for each year.

The information sought by the Deputy is routinely held at individual health agency level. I have asked for the data to be supplied to my Department and will communicate with the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.