Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will try my best. I raise the issue of the imminent closure of a GP surgery in Kilrush in west Clare. For the past number of years, the HSE has provided temporary locums but that solution has been completely inconsistent and not ideal, as the Minister can imagine. I am looking for the Government, but, in particular, the Minister for Health, to give this GP practice their attention. As I have said previously in the House, County Clare is 25% below the national average in respect of GP services. Kilrush is the most deprived community in the county and it is at risk of losing even more basic services so more has to be done. We are also hearing of alternatives to attendances at emergency departments but if we keep losing GPs, that will be people's only option.

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