Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage

5:55 pm

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

We do not want to get hung up on this issue. The public information campaign being suggested could take the form of a roadshow, for argument’s sake. Deputy Denis Naughten has mentioned that €8 million is being spent in this area. Is there any capacity within that funding? We are familiar with the campaigns organised by the Road Safety Authority and the health promotion unit of the Department of Health. I am just posing the question. My only concern or motivation is to drive down the cost for the consumer because it has become prohibitive. There is a duty on all of us to make sure we get that message across. Health insurers only care about themselves. The rest of us have a different vantage point.

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