‘Little change’ on medical insurance

The health sector and consumer groups are differing over whether families will be affected by the decision to cap tax relief on medical insurance premiums.

It means tax relief, for adults, on medical insurance will be limited to €1,000 and, for children, to €500.

Health insurance expert, Dermot Goode said it would make little difference as a family of two adults and four children would still get tax relief on premiums of up to €4,000, and most families were unlikely to be paying more than that.