Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise the same issue. I support Deputy Mattie McGrath in what he has said. We both raised the matter in the House two weeks ago under a Topical Issue debate and we have not received a comprehensive reply. The situation is that a doctor is after retiring and there has been locum cover there for the past 12 months. We all know rural practice is in decline, but the situation is that 1,700 patients are very concerned. We need some kind of definitive answer. Will a full-time doctor be assigned?

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