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Public expenditure on health has grown very rapidly in absolute terms and as a proportion of gross national product (GNP) in Ireland. In 1970–1971 it amounted to 4.4% of GNP. By 1980 it had risen to 8.3%. Since then it has fallen back to around 8%. In addition to this high level of current expenditure, capital expenditure on new hospital construction was maintained at a high level over this period.
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Brennan, D., Walsh, B. (1990). Costs and Effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to the Care of the Mentally Handicapped: Illustrations with Irish Data. In: Bergerhoff, P., Lehmann, D., Novak, P. (eds) Primary Health Care. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83240-6_20
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