Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).
When I talk about financial equity and need equity, I am talking about the same decision we made in regard to third level education. We made the decisions some years ago that we would provide free third level education. It was a great thing to do and perhaps we could afford it at that stage, but it does mean that when resources are finite, then we do not have that freedom to look after everybody in that same way. Let us, therefore, ensure that, in making such decisions, we are aware of the need equity as well as the financial equity.
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