Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes they have. A whole range of measures have been taken in terms of access to health services. I do not have the details but I can forward them to the Deputy in respect of the measures that have already been taken. As regards the Estimates every year, the evidence is there of the contingency funds we have had for the past two years in respect of these issues, particularly as regards Ukrainians' access to healthcare and as regards IP applicants, notwithstanding the challenges in some rural communities. Prior to any of this, we had challenges with rural primary care and the sufficiency of numbers of GPs in certain rural locations. That has always been there, but notwithstanding that, we are trying to make improvements.

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