Seán Kyne (Fine Gael)
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Those are all important points for the committee to take forward.

What percentage of GPs are part of the out-of-hours infrastructure such as Westdoc and their equivalents? In my area west of Galway city, which includes Moycullen, Rosscahill and Oughterard, some GPs are not part of Westdoc. They tell us of the pressures they are under regarding providing cover. The HSE has been given an additional €10 million this year for GP services to deal with the pandemic. I was urging that some of this funding would go to enhanced Westdoc and equivalent services. What percentage of GPs are in these services?

Are there capacity issues in the universities or is it the case that sufficient graduates are coming out of the system but pressures and obstacles in establishing themselves in the country are the main issues in keeping our highly trained graduates here and working in the Irish healthcare system?