Simon Harris 'fed up of subsidising private insurance firms’ profits' with beds in public hospitals

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he is “fed up subsidising private insurance companies’ profits and we're not going to do that any more”.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he is “fed up of subsidising private insurance companies’ profits and we're not going to do that any more”.

He was commenting on plans announced by the Government on Wednesday that hospital consultants who commit to working only in public hospitals will be offered a salary of up to €250,000.