Better Healthcare. For Everyone

• €22.2bn was allocated to Health in Budget 2022.

• 2.4m people held private health insurance policies in Ireland in June 2022 – 47% of the population.

• €3.4bn spent on private health insurance premiums annually in Ireland.

• 907,331 people were on hospital waiting lists at the end of July 2022.

• There are 3,600 GP’s in Ireland – fewer than England, Australia, or Canada on a per capita basis.

What We Will Do

• Deactivate the HSE – a wasteful, inefficient, and ineffective organisation that has swallowed up billions of citizens’ money and has produced spiraling waiting lists in return.

• Transfer ownership of public hospitals to Staff-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to reduce bureaucracy and improve patient care.

• Introduce a universal, basic health insurance system for the funding of healthcare.

• Double the number of GP training places to increase the number of GP’s.

• Remove unnecessary regulations and allow Pharmacists and GP’s to offer more services directly to patients.

• Increase spending on digital healthcare to reduce pressure on hospitals.

• Fund free health check-ups for citizens every 5-years. Early identification of actual or potential medical conditions will help save lives and reduce the future need for costly medical interventions. Prevention is better than cure.

• End the costly adversarial approach to medical negligence claims.

• Develop a “National Care Service” to support carers and those who require care.