Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Revised)

9:00 am

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The IMO has already indicated that it is not in that space and it wants to talk about the reversal of FEMPI first and then any additional services. I do not mean this disrespectfully in any way and I am sure that is not how the Minister of State will take it, but every time there is an intervention from a Minister or Minister of State we get further away from any possibility of there being any agreement on this. The Minister of State does not have to take my word for it. It is in the newspapers. The GP service is in crisis. Laying down markers such as this in advance of a negotiation while, at the same time, the Minister of State states he thinks it might be finished by Christmas, is pushing it further back every time. I apologise for the interruption.

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