Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are acting on that. We have increased the number of GP training places considerably, with up to 300 new trainees coming through this year. We have increased the rural practice allowance for rural practices and appointed more practice nurses. We are making it easier for GPs from overseas to take up positions in our health service. There is a particular problem with single-handed practices that is very difficult to fix. The world has changed and people's willingness to work on their own in a single-handed setting has changed fundamentally. There is a move towards group practices and co-working that I am not sure any Government can reverse.

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