Health Minister Simon Harris on his way into Government Building in Dublin ahead of a Cabinet meeting today. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie Health Minister Simon Harris on his way into Government Building in Dublin ahead of a Cabinet meeting today. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie PRIVATE HOSPITALS WILL act as part of the public health system for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has announced.
Some 2,000 beds, nine laboratories and thousands of staff have now been drafted into the public system, Leo Varadkar said at a press conference today.Speaking at the same press conference, Health Minister Simon Harris said “there can be no room for public versus private” when it comes to responding to the Covid-19 crisis.
“The State will take control of all private hospital facilities and manage all resources for the common benefit of all people,” Harris said.TheJournal.ie's coronavirus newsletter cuts through the misinformation and noise with the clear facts you need to make informed choices. Sign up here:
How much are the billionaires getting for this?
The comments are appalling.
That's all great and all, but my mother, 86, dimensia for several years, hasn't stayed in hosp since Aug 1989 when she identified dad's remains yet contribes approx €2k annually into VHI, waiting years for home help, no idea what's going on, but you're all welcome, I suppose 👍
So I paid private health insurance for decades and people who don’t pay into the private system, and possibly not even the public system, will get a ventilator before me - the private ventilator in the private hospital I paid into and they didn’t?
No way I'm sharing a private ward with Johnny Finglas after paying my own health insurance fees..
So many me, me, me selfish gobshites in the replies. A lot of people work long and hard hours but still can't afford private health insurance. Are their lives or their kids lives worth less because they don't throw a few grand at the VHI every year
lindawaters_t At what price?
Can u ask Health insurers what will they do as they can’t provide service. Lot of household money goes 2 health insurance. Consumer deserves 2 know. Premium pause needed with premium freeze for 12 months 2 avoid passing later increase. FergalBowers SimonHarrisTD CWeston_Indo
It's astonishing that people actually believe that because they have money, something that can be taken in an instant, makes their life more important than someone less fortunate. Priority beds, my vhi, my money, me me me, spongers die die die. Sickos that's wat you are. 🤮 🤮
Looking forward to the VHI refund
Then we should not be charged our premiums for the duration!!!
Perhaps people who are due to renew their private health insurance, should ask what they are now paying for....
It took a pandemic for us to get a single tier health system. Can we keep it?
What an honour, u wee rat
Santry sports be ideal for Beaumont
So all private health care providers will go bust in Ireland as everyone stops paying premiums?
keep it that way!
Great to see our facilities fully utilised
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