The Irish Examiner View: Crisis shows better future is possible

The pandemic has revealed many things about our world. More importantly, it has shown us the future in unexpected ways. And the view is, if we find the courage to apply the pandemic’s lessons, uplifting. This passing crisis has shown that ideas routinely dismissed are entirely achievable.

It is premature to suggest that because urgent necessity finally stepped over privilege, we now have a one-tier health system. Nevertheless, it is impossible to imagine we might return to the situation where treatment was delivered on the basis of a person’s resources rather than need. The usual voices will offer the usual, self-serving objections but if not now for a one-tier health service when?