Government talks step up a gear as focus shifts to health

Women and children prioritised in plan for single-tier health system.

The talks between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green Party are to escalate significantly today, with the parties beginning deliberations on the future of the health service.

Children and women are to be the first groups to get universal access in the move to a single-tier health system, under plans to be discussed by the three parties looking to form a government.

The talks between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green Party are to escalate significantly today, with the parties beginning deliberations on the future of the health service.