Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy O'Reilly suggested that doctors' surgeries in Balbriggan are full to capacity.

The HSE primary care unit is not formally made aware of instances where a GMS-registered GP is refusing to attend to any children aged six and under due to over-capacity. I accept the Deputy's bona fides in this matter and will convey her concerns to the primary care unit. For people who are finding it difficult to get on a GP's GMS patient list, they should contact the primary care unit and give details of the GP who is saying he or she is full to capacity. The unit will assign that individual to a specific GP. There is a route there to access care. I am advised by the HSE that two GPs in Balbriggan have not signed the under sixes contract. I will convey the Deputy's concerns on this matter.

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