Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. Two key elements of Sláintecare are improving access and removing cost as a barrier. First, where do things stand in regard to the extension of free GP care for children and when can we expect children up to 12 years of age to have access to free GP care? My second question is in regard to e-health. The experience over the past year has shown the huge weaknesses in terms of the hugely underdeveloped e-health provision within the HSE. Over what period would the Minister expect to implement the full existing e-health programme that was developed a few years ago?