Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A serious matter has arisen regarding the National Association of General Practitioners, which has stated that 32 general practitioner positions in rural practices have been left unfilled. The most recent manifestation of this has been in Bansha, County Tipperary, a place the Tánaiste knows very well. The Health Service Executive has refused to advertise a general practitioner position for a GP in the town who is sick. I wish her well in her illness. The position in the health service is serious.

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