Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the national children's hospital, that is a product my party supports. That is why we want to see it expedited.

On the national insurance approach, my party wants to see such a universal process in place, but not under the model the Minister is proposing, because we do not have faith in it. It is a reasonable position for us to take. We are not convinced. Does the Minister recognise that there is growing international evidence that discounts the claims he has made about the approach he has championed here over these past couple of years? It is not only that the Minister does not have a White Paper but that at the end of the day he does not even have a good idea.

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