With the release of Budget 2015, Minister Leo Varadkar confirmed there would be changes made to the area of health insurance.

Today, Minister Varadkar stated the tide was turning and he confirmed a number of changes that would be published in legislation tomorrow.

He told reporters there would be no increase in stamp duty, that he would reduce the Health Insurance Authority levy and he would allow insurance companies to give discounts to people aged between 18-25.

Here is the confirmation of those changes:

Minister Varadkar also spoke to Lunchtime with Jonathan Healy today about the changes and how this would affect various age groups: