Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Fianna Fáil has never believed in this simple principle. It defended the two tier health system to its last breadth. It now says that because nothing changed under its leadership then nothing can ever change. This is the first Government in the history of the State that is committed to a fair, single tier health system underpinned by universal health insurance. It will not happen over night but we are taking the first steps, changing how we deliver services to get better value for money. The linchpin of these reforms is primary care and delivering more care in the community rather than in accident and emergency departments.

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