Healthcare in Ireland is financed by the state. Citizens have the option of buying additional private health insurance. There are public as well as private hospitals. Private patients are often treated in public hospitals, as by definition all privately insured patients have an entitlement to use the publicly funded system.
24% More |
71% Less |
23% More |
61% Less |
1% More, and end government subsidies |
7% Less, and provide more government funding |
1% More, and privatize the entire healthcare industry |
3% Less, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
See how support for each position on “Healthcare Privatization” has changed over time for 194k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Healthcare Privatization” has changed over time for 194k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8NWWM583yrs3Y
Health insurance companies should build there own hospitals
@8G8G3D64yrs4Y
We support a universal healthcare here in Ireland
@9L2W2JQ4wks4W
Govt should stop interfering in private healthcare (drop the levy on private insurance clients) and drop the mandatory requirement that private insurance clients all take cover for maternity care, IVF, addiction treatment etc (these should be options on a policy, like all the other options).
@9L2VDWV4wks4W
All hospitals and Healthcare services should be government funded, though private ones can exist as long as they follow medical guidelines like other hospitals
@9KPXQGH1mo1MO
equal amounts of privatisation of hospital and healthcare services. Semi privatised hospitals with contracts
@9K97TWY2mos2MO
Equal amount of private and public hospitals in a given area for an equal choice of both work and requiring medical treatment.
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