Health Insurance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 February 2015

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Questions (168)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

168. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 5 February 2015, if he will provide details of the clarifications his Department provided to the Central Bank of Ireland to assist it in its understanding of the interaction between the private health insurance market and the health system [7304/15]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As the Deputy is aware, the VHI's application for authorisation is currently under consideration by the independent regulator - the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).

As the process is ongoing, and in advance of a final determination by the CBI, it would not be appropriate at this stage to elaborate further on the information required by the Bank.