Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 31:

In page 6, before section 6, to insert the following new section:

"6.—The Board shall report on a six monthly basis to the Competition Authority on its market share in the health insurance market.".

Given that the Minister will no longer have a role and that various competition issues arise with the development of these new subsidiaries given the dominance of VHI, I felt it would be appropriate for the board to report on a six-monthly basis to the Competition Authority on its market share in the health insurance market.