Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wanted to add a further question, as my other question was slightly gazumped by the Chairman. What has happened to GP services that have made them so unattractive recently compared with 25 years ago? Everyone wanted to be a GP and became successful ones. We are spending far more money on the health services now than we were then.

For some unknown reason, we can, if we are lucky, get only one applicant for most advertised positions in general practice. I ask Mr. O'Brien to respond on that issue and to my three other questions.