Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I have been a member most of my life and children and family have also been members. I intend to stay with it. However, I am in favour of competition and the customers of VHI deserve the kind of service they can get in a competitive environment, as do other competitors. It is in all our interests to ensure we do everything to create a level playing pitch. We should not let the genie out of the bottle and find ourselves regretting it.

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