Clare's opposaition says committments made in the last election have been reneged upon.
Plans for Universal Health Insurance have been shelved after the government admitted its current plans would be too expensive.
Analysis from the ESRI shows that one model being considered by the government could cost 2,500 euro for adults, while also costing the state up to 2 billion euro.
The Health Minister says a number of changes to the system including the abolition of the HSE will be needed before it can be implemented.
Tanaiste Joan Burton says money that would have been spent on Universal Health Insurance will be used to upgrade the overall health system and that's where their focus will now turn.
But Clare's Fianna Fáil TD says that Fine Gael contested the last election on a five point plan, in which their health strategy was a central focus and now that has been thrown out.
And Timmy Dooley has criticised the Tánaiste's comments, saying her party is dressing the annoucement up as a positive move when he believes nothing cuold be further from the truth.
