Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

In regard to the challenges facing this country, the health service consumes approximately 30% of the money we spend running this country. In recent years, health spending has been increasing by just under 9%. It is the second highest growth in health spending in all the OECD group of countries. We spend 9% of our national income on health, yet we know we have huge challenges. When the country is faced with serious economic challenges and——

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