Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I flagged this because there are several issues in it that I wish to raise. There is detailed information in this regard concerning GP services and the shortage of GPs. My specific question concerned what the Department was doing in respect of taking on the option of directly employed GPs, as set out in the Sláintecare policy documents. An answer is given stating that a strategic review is being commenced of this aspect. The correspondence goes on to refer to how best to ensure the provision of GP services and that this review will examine these issues. Reference is also made to circumstances where use could be made of salaried GPs. I think we need to watch this issue because some of the problems we discussed earlier this year regarding the out-of-hours GP services and ordinary daytime ones arise from this context.

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