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

This committee has had a number of meetings on the subject of private health insurance. All of us know from our clinics and offices that people are concerned that health insurance does not seem to be coming down. It is going up.

There are now more health insurance plans than one has fingers and toes. While it is necessary to find the correct plan, people are genuinely concerned about the cost and number of plans and would like them to be more user friendly, convenient and affordable.