Healthcare costs rise by €130 per person

Irish people had to spend €130 more per person in 2014 than in 2007 to get the same level of healthcare.

The findings are part of a new research project entitled Mapping the Pathways to Universal Healthcare in Ireland — details of which were revealed at a seminar for health policy experts at Trinity College.

The study found that each person in Ireland had to spend €130 more in 2014 than in 2007 to get the same healthcare. This means that people are paying €600m more for essential drugs and hospital care than in 2007.