Did anyone vote to run down our health service?

YES, I too would like a referendum on our health service as Dr Christine O’Malley and Dr Bertie Daly suggest (Letters, June 27).

I suspect there are many like myself whose Lisbon vote was influenced by concerns about health being treated like any other service in a free market.

Health Minister Mary Harney makes no secret of her belief in the private health sector. Some people, myself included, believe she is intent on running down the public health service in order to promote the private sector.