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Sláintecare reforms linked to rising health insurance costs

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

With more consultants moving to public-only contracts, fewer insured patients are treated in public hospitals.

Leo Varadkar becomes Taoiseach

Scrapping Dáil prayer and ‘duck test’ among new reform proposals

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Opposition parties have put forward a range of proposals.

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