Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 December 2018

Select Committee on Health

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

2:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Donnelly for his question. I am standing in for the Minister, Deputy Harris, who is busy in the Upper House.

Currently, older people tend to buy more expensive policies. The thinking is that the levy as a percentage would increase the costs. I will come back to the Deputy with a more detailed response.

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