John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

It has been mostly in support on what the Opposition states. As we enter the next general election, we will oppose this point of view. The debate will be between the American model and the Nordic model, which I favour. Why can Sweden, Denmark and other Nordic countries deliver a brilliant health system? We now have 25% fewer beds than we had in the 1980s but 25% more population.

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