Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).

 

From now on, the debate about health will centre on reform. We are making the investment; we now need the reform. After an increase of more than €5 billion in current spending on health since 1997, no one can credibly argue that all would be right in health if all we did was to spend more. Even the Labour party now accepts this. The Government asked last week to be judged by reforms and results. There will be continued additional funding for health, so long as we keep the economy working well, with high levels of employment, more economic activity and growth. The biggest ever expansion of health care investment was put in place by the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats coalition Government. Now, the biggest ever reform of health is under way, also led by the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats coalition Government.

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