David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is linked to the debate and I will get to that. In the Minister's vision for health care - if we could call it that - he wants to open health care to the private health insurance market completely. He promised free-GP care for all - it was one of his core commitments as Minister for Health. What did he deliver? He delivered fewer medical cards for people - people who need them, people who had medical cards-----