Dáil debates
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Economic Competitiveness.
3:00 pm
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
As regards the health service, primary responsibility for the formulation of proposals rests with the Minister for Health and Children. The matter is collectively considered by the Government at regular intervals. In regard to the costs of the health service, I do not accept Deputy Burton's assumption that the for-profit sector is necessarily more expensive than the public sector provision.
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