Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We can all learn collective lessons in that regard. When we are talking about this winter and any winter, we should not only talk about the hospital solution. I will examine the Deputy's idea. There is merit in what he said. We also need to examine why people are turning up in our hospitals given that such patients would not turn up in hospitals in other countries. That is down to a considerable lack of an out-of-hours general practitioner, GP, service. It is also down to AMAUs and having more home care packages.

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