Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The question I want to ask today is on the progress made on Sláintecare and where we are going with the concept of Sláintecare. The vast majority of people in this country want to see a different health system, one that is not inherently unequal as regards public healthcare. What people want is less bureaucracy, more delivery and radical reform. They want public healthcare at their time of need and they want it delivered in a very good fashion. I presume that is what Sláintecare is about, namely, universal healthcare. That is the concept of Sláintecare. Does Mr. Watt believe in that concept and ending the two-tier health system? All the indications in recent years have been that what is being delivered is Sláintecare-lite at best and, at worst, that constant obstacles to reform are being put in place. We need radical reform in our public health service. Does Mr. Watt believe in the concept of Sláintecare?