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Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government has also decided that the second phase of the roll-out of universal GP care will involve people aged 70 years and over.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government has approved the drafting of a Bill to provide a GP service without fees to all people aged 70 years and over. The drafting of the legislation in question has commenced.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: Discussions on the subject are ongoing between the Department and the Office of the Attorney General. The expectation is that the health (general practitioner service) (No. 2) Bill will be published shortly. The Deputy chose not to mention that. Obviously, he is aware that the Government published a White Paper on universal health insurance in April of this year. The Department initiated...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Department has also initiated a major costings exercise.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: It will estimate the cost of universal health insurance for households.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Exchequer and the Department are working with the ESRI and the Health Insurance Authority. Does the Deputy not think it is appropriate that we should be able to set out the overall costing of the introduction of universal health insurance?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: I might add that it is not based on the Dutch model.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Dutch model has faded.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is an Irish version of universal health insurance for Irish circumstances.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Dutch model of universal health insurance was never going to be the one that would be suitable for Irish circumstances.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin does not want to acknowledge that a great deal of work is taking place.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: He asked the questions and I responded to him. It is okay that he is not happy with some of the responses.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: A great deal of work has been done.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the details of the 25 good people about whom Deputy Adams spoke.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: We are not, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: Universal health insurance is about providing equal access to medical treatment for all citizens and bringing an end to the discriminatory two-tier system we have now. That is what universal health insurance will deliver. The White Paper and the consultation are all part of the process. It cannot happen until all the building blocks are in place. The effect of universal health insurance...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: My understanding is that there would not be any reason to prevent the President of our country from visiting any place on the island.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure the Deputy has the detail of that right.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy takes the advice of the Ceann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----obviously the Minister will be very happy to respond to that. I ask the Deputy to believe me when I say it would never be intended to prevent Uachtarán na hÉireann from visiting a facility on this island.