Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That legislation is being drafted at the moment. I cannot give a definite timeline but the intention is to have that done before the summer recess so we can implement the measure this year. Reducing or abolishing out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare is an important part of Sláintecare. Abolishing inpatient hospital charges for children is an important step in that direction and I hope we can extend that to the abolition of inpatient charges for adults in the future as well.

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