Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have raised this matter with the Minister and Mr. Gloster. Hopefully, the HSE or the Department will be able to drill down a little deeper to see who has the keys and how we can do something with it.

The local GP in Newmarket on Fergus has vacated his practice. There is always a risk with that the practice will be lost from the village itself. The HSE has been engaging very well with the community. There was a meeting last week during which I asked why this was not short-circuited a little for the HSE. Members of the community contacted local auctioneers and have identified a facility that would meet a GP's needs and is available. That proposal has gone to the HSE. We cannot talk about it here but someone needs to move on that a little because, as we just talked about, this is a town at risk of losing a GP. That then pressurises the acute hospital system. A solution is on the table somewhere. Maybe someone can also look at that please.