Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is very helpful for me to understand that the HSE is running annual funding and therefore the way the system rolls down. I had not made the link.

I want to ask about two other areas. Mr. Gloster has touched on the GP distribution. I was also down in Clare last week where there were people very upset about accessing GPs, the ten-day wait and so on. I am aware of the rural incentive scheme and so on. I am not saying whether that is or is not working - it is being rolled out and we are talking about 2023 so I am asking Mr. Gloster to cast further into 2024-2026. There is a feeling on the ground that there is a crisis in access to GPs both in urban and rural areas but with the crisis particularly acute in some rural areas. How do we ensure service provision and aggressively pursue that – I do not like the word "aggressive" but I cannot think of another word – to get that service out into those rural areas? Is there a plan beyond the plan?