Pat Rabbitte
Question:52 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the four year national health strategy which he has promised, he will undertake to ensure that it is set in the context of inequality; if he will ensure that the criteria for providing health care is geared in such a way as to combat the socio-economic factors that create a greater ill-health among those living in poverty and those who are unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.