Duncan Smith
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185 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 24 Aug
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So, yeah, choice.
There's many elements to choice.
But fundamentally, I think we see that if we're to bring in slanted care, we have public-only contracts in public hospitals.
We have hospitals such as the Rotunda as well.
Hollis Street and others they require new buildings they require more space you know these are choices that have to be made but if we're putting public money into public health facilities we see the new surgical hubs that are opening as well and we have two consultants that are taking out judicial reviews because they want to perform private practices and I think the minister is going to stand up to them as well this is the point where we're at this point now where these fights are going to have to be had and if we want a public model of child care like we have a political consensus on then we are going to have to push through on this and choices are going to have to be made
We are a long way.
And as I say, there is, as Liam put it, there is this period.
And this was always going to be the gamble of Sláinte Care was that, you know, because it was quite silent on private health insurance.
The original Sláinte Care report was quite silent on private health insurance because what it's saying is we are going to bring our public health system up to a standard where people will naturally feel
that they don't need private health insurance.
I actually see, to give an element of hope, I see some positive seeds in the future.
If you have a primary care centre like Grange Gorman, which deals with audiology and eye care for North Dublin,
If you have to go there, bring your child there, that is an unbelievable facility.
Brand new.
It's as good as any private facility there possibly could be.
We're going to see these surgical hubs coming on.
There's one opening in Swords today, I think.
But it will be open by the end of the week.
The official openings say it will be open by the end of the month.
These are going to bring big differences.
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