Letters to the Editor: We have the power to fix Ireland's health crisis
'The scandal in healthcare in Ireland is we have the money, the laws, and the skills to solve our health crisis.' Stock picture: Colin Keegan/Collins
We seem to be beyond capacity to be outraged by the most recent revelations about the National Treatment Purchase Fund or Children’s Health Ireland. The solution to Ireland’s failed healthcare model is very simple: Buy out the private system, total value, €10bn-€12bn.
The EU services of general economic interest (SGEI) is a crucial EU legal concept that allows governments to intervene in markets and buy out, fund, or provide services directly, including in healthcare, without violating EU competition or state aid rules.
