“The two tier public/private healthcare system is at the crux of the problems in Irish
healthcare and Sinn Féin has long campaigned for its end. I welcome South Dublin
County Council’s support for this position today.

“Only the establishment of a new single-tier healthcare system with access for all
based on medical need alone can truly get rid of the inequalities that have infested our
current system and led to scandals such as that at Tallaght hospital.

“For that to happen we need to see a move away from the conservative political
parties and the emergence of a new era of progressive politics.”