Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that point. I ask if the Minister would consider making arrangements for those graduating in the next class. I will not go into the debate about the regional imbalance in the country whereby 50% of the population lives in the Leinster region and the resultant effects such as spiralling house prices. There needs to be a shift to the regions and a proper balance in the development of the country. I acknowledge the difficulties existing under the request I have outlined but I wish again to put on the record of the House the concerns of staff who want to take up these positions and who want to be part of the health service helping patients in their own locality. I refer to the big population in Galway and other urban centres in the west. These staff want a chance to treat patients in those localities.

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