Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

While 20 practices may be more affected than others, there are more than 20 practices involved here. On that basis, this package will be offered to everyone in this category. The Deputy has suggested that something should be done "as a gesture of goodwill", but I believe what we are doing is something that will be sustainable into the future. I suggest that the Deputy should wait to see what the IMO's response to this proposal will be. I believe the package will help to incentivise GPs who already work in certain rural districts or certain deprived urban and rural areas, as well as those who might wish to take the opportunity to move to such areas. I ask the Deputy to wait to see what the IMO's response to this proposal will be. I hope it will be accepted by the IMO.

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