Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted that counties Carlow and Kilkenny will get walk-in booster clinics from the end of next week in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Carlow and the Cillín Hill Conference Centre, Kilkenny. However, there is some confusion and people have been ringing me. My understanding is that there must be a five-month interval following vaccination before someone can get the booster. I ask the Taoiseach to clarify that. There is a bit of confusion about it.

I also want to raise the issue of GPs. There is no permanent GP in the family medical centre in Tullow. I have contacted the HSE and I have been told that it is in the process of recruiting a GP. There is a locum in place but it is only temporary. A lady came to my office yesterday and told me that she had been to five GP surgeries as a private patient, which were unable to take her because they are so full. It is a concern.

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