Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

The Fine Gael party intends to move the decision making from the public health service and from public staff, all of whom will be let go, to insurance companies who will do it for a much higher price. Do not tell me we will have some control over the pricing system of that because we will not. The VHI price increases were disgraceful but we will have no control over the system proposed by the Deputies opposite. Not only will the providers involved be deciding the prices, they will also decide who does and does not get treated. That is the reality of Fine Gael's system.

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