Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare

Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association

9:00 am

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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Okay. There are no data on that, public or private. Will the witnesses clarify two points that arose in the context of those questions? It was indicated that the private sector does not do more complex work such as brain surgery as it is not funded. This means the insurance companies do not cover that more complex work.