Deputy Murphy O'Mahony asked how the removal of private healthcare from public facilities would impact on the private health insurance market. Deloitte produced a report on that. It is difficult to ascertain what impact it would have because much of it would entail confidence-building measures and whether people would have more confidence in the public health system if it operated more efficiently without private practice. Some policies are very limited and only add basic enhancements to public service and public hospitals. It is difficult to ascertain but Deloitte's report is available on the Department of Health's website if the Deputy wants to look at that.

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