Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2003

In the context of Senator Feeney's remarks, approximately €42 million has been allocated since 2000 for the GP co-operative, which provides a 24 hour, seven day out-of-hours service in almost all areas of the country, with the exception of Dublin. The co-operative in Dublin does not provide a 24 hour service; it tends to be of a shorter duration. That is something with which we must deal. We hope to move on that again this year, although we have made rapid progress. This will give a quality out-of-hours GP service to people across the country. That is an issue I have prioritised in terms of the allocation of funding. Access for mothers and people with children to good quality primary care in the middle of the night is as important in terms of access to services as income is in terms of getting the right treatment.

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