John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It might take a bit of pressure off him.

The Secretary General talked about the affordability piece and one of the things that might lead to another headline is access to State-funded GP care. I know that is Government policy but I also know that on the ground GPs have issues with it in terms of clogging up surgeries. There is a shortage of GPs and kids with runny noses are continuously presenting and clogging up GP waiting rooms while kids and adults with real needs are being denied access to a GP. It is modelled on the NHS but I despair, notwithstanding present company-----