Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

My concern is that this is a cumbersome mechanism and that it may well turn out to have flaws. The Minister acknowledged this by her undertaking to bring forward amendments on Committee Stage. It would be preferable to introduce legislation to amend the original Act to take cognisance of the decision of the Supreme Court.

In the context of what I predict will be the imminent introduction of a system of universal health insurance, providing a one-tier health system that is fair, equitable and efficient-----

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