A Sligo Councillor claims there's a 3-tier health system operating in this country.

People who have health insurance or a medical card are treated differently from those who have neither, according to Fianna Fail Councillor Donal Gilroy.

Speaking at a recent meeting of the HSE Regional Forum, Councillor Gilroy outlined the experience of a woman who was seeking an MRI at Sligo University Hospital, and was given different waiting times, depending on whether she was a public patient with or without a medical card, or a private patient.