Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I too wish to congratulate the Minister on his reappointment. Continuity in the Department of Health is important. I look forward to working with the Minister as closely as possible. I also congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, on taking over responsibility for mental health affairs and care of the elderly, a major portfolio in which I wish him the best of luck.

I am seeking the Minister's views on the Sláintecare report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare. Will he recommend the report as the basis for reform of the health service and introducing a universal single tier health service based on need, not on ability to pay?

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