Is health insurance obligatory in Ireland for non-job seekers/non-workers? [closed]

I live in Germany and here, if someone does not work or is NOT on jobseeker status, he or she should pay their own health insurance. Its actually illegal not paying some form of personal health insurance.

My question is if this is the same in Ireland. Am I obliged by law to buy for myself a health insurance (usually private but can also be one of the public funds)?

Is it an obligation?

(yes I know as EU citizen I can carry with me the EHIC card but that at some point does expire)

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Is private health insurance mandatory in Ireland?

Private health insurance in Ireland is optional. If you are ordinarily resident in Ireland, you are entitled to receive public in-patient and out-patient hospital services. This means that you do not have to take out private health insurance to access hospital services.

Does everyone in Ireland have health insurance?

Everyone ordinarily resident in Ireland and certain visitors to Ireland are entitled to a range of public health services either free of charge or at reduced cost. You are ordinarily resident if you have been living in Ireland for at least a year or you intend to live here for at least one year.

Who is entitled to healthcare in Ireland?

All persons resident in Ireland are entitled to receive health care through the public health care system, which is managed by the Health Service Executive and funded by general taxation and subsidised fees for service. All maternity services and child care up to the age of six years are provided free of charge.

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