David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will Dr. Quinlan please answer my questions on what is possible, how many people can be trained and what is needed? Taking the mid-range figure of 1,500 additional GPs by 2028, we know that it has been estimated that 700 GPs will retire, then 2,200 GPs will be needed over the next six years. Given that currently we train 258, and the ICGP wants that number increased to 350, then we are not going to get there by 2028.