Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 4, line 35, to delete “old.”,” and substitute the following:“old,
(e) the imperative to ensure that all persons receive, in due time and to the highest standard possible, health services on the basis of need alone and
not on the basis of ability to pay.",".

At the outset I urge support for my amendment which, I believe, is an important addition to the objective of the legislation. The Minister and the Government are embarking on what the Minister has called a fundamental reform of the health services. I and my party believe that the reform strategy the Minister is pursuing is flawed. This is my view and I have expressed it many times to the Minister. I believe this to be the case because it will be based----