Majority believe having health insurance 'allows you to skip treatment queues'

The survey found that 63% of consumers viewed public health services in Ireland as inadequate with a severe lack of access and longer waiting lists.

Just under half of people think that health insurance represents good value of money, while a majority of people believe that having it means you can skip the queues.

That’s according to a new survey published by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA), which regulates the private health insurance market in Ireland.