Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I raise the issue of a GP service for Swanlinbar in County Cavan. Since the retirement of the GPs in the area at the end of 2020, there has been a rolling locum contract in place. The HSE has claimed it has advertised the position but has not been able to fill it. Now it says it will ask a GP from Ballyconnell to provide a three-day service to the people of Swanlinbar. They are not happy with this solution. They want a five-day service. They also believe there is a possibility that the locum will take on that contract. They have asked the HSE for a meeting to discuss that possibility or other possibilities for having a GP service in Swanlinbar itself. Will the Tánaiste ask the Minister for Health to ask the HSE to engage with the local community? It is only an engagement to look at possible solutions to this.

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