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

I am most interested in GPs. I am conscious that there is a very young GP in the room with us, although I am not referring in any way to the Chairman. I had a friend who used to say averages tell us nothing because if one puts one foot in a bucket of ice and the other in a bucket of boiling water, on average, one's temperature will be fine. However, in this instance, the averages or trends tell us a good deal. I am curious to know if there are specific specialties or areas where a problem may arise that is caused not just by the failure to recruit but also by the ageing population of the relevant cohort.