David McWilliams argues that Ireland, blessed with an annual avalanche of multinational tax revenue, ends up being the worst-run country in Europe:

Ireland’s population is much younger than the rest of Europe, therefore we should be spending less per head on health because the young don’t, typically, get sick. Yet Ireland’s per capita healthcare spend in 2024 was €7,394.85, the second highest in the EU. The EU average is €5,005.50. For all that money, Ireland’s health outcomes rank 15th out of 43 European countries. We should be........

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