Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is the firm intention of Government to work towards the implementation of a single tier system to eliminate the inequitable two-tier system which has been around for many years. This new system is to be funded by universal health insurance but not the model that Government set out with the intention of implementing in the first place because it has been proven to be too costly for families and those who would buy health insurance in the first place.

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