Ireland warned of fines over lack of VHI market reform

James Reilly, the health minister, has been ordered to address significant regulatory concerns over VHI within two months or risk Ireland facing a wave of European Commission-imposed fines.

In correspondence sent by the European Court of Justice to the Department of Health last week, the court said it did not accept the Government’s timeline for reforming a perceived bias towards VHI in the market.

While the department has confirmed the correspondence, which it described as a “procedural” measure only, it declined to release the letter.