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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013 rather than the sale of VHI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Senator. You already had four minutes more than other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, we are dealing with the Bill rather than specific items from VHI’s annual report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It is straying from what we are meant to be discussing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am chairing the committee, Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not an issue either today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: On that point, do elderly customers shop around or do they stay predominantly with VHI?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is a budget day announcement. The Minister does not tell me-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: How much of a share of the over-70s and over-80s market would Aviva have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That would be Aviva's own people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the company actively targeting elderly people? Mr. Dowdall has provided us with graphs in his presentation but none relates to the profile of its membership. Is GloHealth seeking them out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not what I asked. Is GloHealth specifically seeking out elderly people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Dowdall did not mention older people in his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am curious as to why Mr. Dowdall did not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Dowdall does not know that. He cannot justify that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will chair the meeting to the best of my ability.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Are packages available in the market now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Are some products not worth the paper they are written on? If I enter hospital under plan Z and I do not have full coverage-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (28 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is this an advertising campaign now?