Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is not true. We are discussing the Minister's White Paper. Why, in his fourth year in office, could he not provide costings based on 2014 prices and tax rates? It is very clear from the contents of the White Paper the practicalities of universal health insurance have yet to be clearly established. It is clear the Government does not know the balance of funding for universal health insurance between tax revenue, co-payments and insurance premia.

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