Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

I understand they will be subject to the law only if it is indemnity. I believe we had a fairly detailed debate on that relationship. The amendments provide for the amendment of sections 10 and 12 of the Health Insurance Act to ensure contracts that relate to relevant health services only, in other words outpatient-type services and GP services and-or to public hospital daily inpatient charges only with no inpatient indemnity payments, will be exempt from the regulatory requirements that apply to health insurance contracts offering indemnity cover for inpatient services, exempt if provided for in cash plans.