Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are a lot of things that need to be thought through, which is why we had a public consultation process. I will publish the results of the public consultation process soon. The ESRI and the Health Insurance Authority are doing their work on the costings and that will be published. I expect to be in a position towards the middle of next year to set out a revised roadmap as to how we might achieve universal health care in Ireland. If it takes a bit of time to do so then so be it. Better that it be done well than be done in a hurry.