Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Joyce spoke about driving increases and so on. I refer to people at home and people like Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, who raised her issue. Have we any good news for the consumer because all the consumer has seen is a spike in premiums? New technologies and facilities in and the modernisation of hospitals were mentioned. The costs are going up. Senator Coghlan was worried about his son. People at home have seen their premiums increase and we see from the authority's figures today and from its newsletter that there has been an exodus from private health insurance. I accept that regarding a segment of the market but people at home have had no good news.