Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I said yesterday that proposals are being finalised in regard to improvements in acute medical units for non-surgical patients in Tallaght, St. Vincent's and Beaumont Hospitals. Hopefully the hospital management teams will work to best use the money given to them by the Minister for Finance for the initiatives announced by the Tánaiste.

We have also tried to improve access to GP services, an area of considerable importance. Unfortunately, no GP services are available after 6 p.m. in some parts of Dublin city. This has begun to change, however, and we are providing assistance in this regard.

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