Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2003

As the Minister is aware, the Labour Party proposes universal access to primary care and hospital services funded by universal health insurance. While the proposals are not set in stone, their implementation would constitute a radical reform of the system underpinned by funding to meet day-to-day expenditure. There should be major investment in infrastructure because a lot of the problems that have arisen are as a result of cutbacks in previous years for which we all have responsibility. We are now trying to catch up. A similar policy is being adopted now. This will create problems for the future. This is the 21st century and the time to create a modern health system appropriate to our modern economy.

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