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- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “PART 2 PROVISION OF MENOPAUSE PRODUCTS FOR CERTAIN WOMEN Definition (Part 2) 2. In this Part, “Act of 1970” means the Health Act 1970.”.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 47A of Act of 1970 3. Section 47A of the Act of 1970 is amended by the substitution of “62A, 67E or 67F” for “62A or 67E”.”.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No.4: In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Menopause products for certain women 4. The Act of 1970 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 67E: “67F. (1) Subject to subsection (3), and sections 20 and 23 of the Act of 2013, the Health Service Executive shall make available for supply without charge...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Amendment of Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 5. The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 is amended— (a) in section 20— (i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “section 59, 62A, 67E or 67F” for “section 59, 62A...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No.6: In page 3, to delete line 12 and substitute the following: “6. In this Part, “Act of 1994” means the Health Insurance Act 1994.”.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Section 1 agreed to.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
NEW SECTION
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “Amendment of Section 7F of Principal Act 2. Section 7F is amended in section 4A by the deletion of paragraph (c) and the insertion of: “(c) In respect of each of the following applicable 3 year periods— (i) the 3 year period from 1 January 2023 to the end of 2025, and (ii) the...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. We have probably discussed this aspect on a few occasions in the context of this Bill. The 6% rate was a recommendation from the Health Insurance Authority. A report was done and a range recommended between 5.5% and 8.6%. The 6%, therefore, is right down at the lower end of the range. The Deputy's question is a very fair one, why not bring it down further. The report...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am just going to comment briefly. I would bring the rate down to zero to be honest. I just do not see why these providers should make a profit. We are probably not going to get into this debate, but I cannot understand how a Government committed to universal, single tier healthcare can think it is acceptable these companies are making any profit at all. I cannot see how they are...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: People before profit.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Absolutely, and in healthcare more than anything. I am just using this opportunity to say this, because unless there is an intention to get rid of that at some point, the Government is perpetuating a fundamentally iniquitous situation where these companies are, essentially, exploiting people's vulnerability for profit.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for that contribution. If we were to move the margin down to zero, any sector would then fold up its tent.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Excellent
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I think there are two sides to this point. As discussed earlier, there is the side where we have people in Ireland who have health insurance out of fear. Everything we have been doing for the past four and a half years has been to move away from that and provide a public health service we can be incredibly proud of and that gives people brilliant care when they need it. At a simple level,...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister's response in providing clarity on how free HRT will be rolled out. If I am reading what the Minister has said right, there are any number of ways in which this could have been done, including providing free GP consultations, but what the Minister has gone for is free medicines and free products, stating this is the best way to do it. I would like clarity on this...