Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I think I touched on everything. The only thing I did not mention outside Shannondoc was the issue with GP care in County Clare and how we have 25 fewer than the national average of GPs. I am contacted quite often - every week, actually - by people who are either unable to get an appointment for two or three or they have no GP whatever.

Then there are those who have relocated to County Clare. I believe Ms Tonge mentioned that the population of Clare had risen by 8%. That is in line with the national average but I have no doubt we are actually higher than that because of how census 2022 was collated and published. To put another number to that, that figure is just below 10,000 people of an increase we have seen in the county. This issue will continue to get worse and I am happy to support the campaign group as best and in any way I can because the work the group is doing is vital. This is giving the public a voice and a platform when they organise their protests and everything else, and I know a great deal of work goes into that. I commend the group on its work and support it.