Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Health Insurance Sector: Discussion

9:50 am

Mr. Jim Joyce:

That was the second aspect on which I was about to comment. It is a matter for the Government as to when the White Paper is issued and the sequence of events in that regard but one can say that in the case of the Dutch system it took a very long time to introduce and it would be unrealistic to expect the various steps that are necessary in preparation for it to be completed quickly.