Fintan O'Toole had interesting piece in 'The Irish Times' yesterday.
He uses the Michael Cullen/ Beacon/ St Gerard's vaccine queue-skipping scandal to point out the inequality of the Irish health system.
He writes: "As of the end of 2020, there were 2.31 million people with inpatient health insurance plans in the State. That's 46 per cent of the population.
"Let's not fool ourselves: we stump up this hard-earned cash because we want faster access to health care than the other 54 per cent gets."
He courageously admits that he has private insurance. "Bluntly, I pay to skip the queue."
He goes on to say that our health system is organised hypocrisy.
The Beacon Hospital advertises its services to "patients who would otherwise be subjected to a lengthy waiting time on public lists."
The CEO at the Beacon, Michael Cullen is clearly accustomed to a philosophy of queue-skipping.
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