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Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare and Hospitals : Ireland

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Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare and Hospitals

Private medical insurance is a personal choice. Although not compulsory, many people do choose to have a private medical plan. As you have to pay for treatments anyway it's best to weight up the pro's and con's. 

 If you have medical expenditure in Ireland and are a taxpayer - you can get tax relief on all expenses - medicine, treatment (except dental)

There are three insurance providers in Ireland listed below:

VHI
Quinn Direct
Vivas

Please check our Resources section to see if there is any further information on additional medical insurance, general private heathcare and private hospitals.