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

In regard to private healthcare, there was a report in the weekend newspapers in regard to Larry Goodman's consolidation of three private hospitals. A consolidation of private healthcare does not sit well with anybody who wants to see universal healthcare.

Where does it fit in, in relation to individuals and vested interests in terms of overall public or private healthcare? Where do private individuals making profits out of healthcare sit in the context of the Sláintecare concept? I do not think the two of them fit together. They are antagonistic to each other, even though a lot of people in this country have to turn to private healthcare. Some 50% of people have private health insurance but I do not think it is compatible with Sláintecare.