Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We perform poorly in access and waiting times as well as patient rights and information. I think that has been acknowledged and accepted by the Minister, who is working at that now.

In many ways, the survey confirms that the Irish health system is actually very good once one can get access to it. That has always been the challenge here. I suppose that, at the end of the survey, it is also worth noting that some of the measures are very subjective. Our worst score in this survey is for our low rates of abortion. Many people would see that as a matter of opinion and ethics rather than something to be scored on in a survey.

The White Paper on Universal Health Insurance was published and the programme of health reform was progressed, including the roll-out of the concept of money follows the patient, the opening of many primary health care centres around the country on a continuing basis,-----

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