Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senators Byrne, MacSharry and others spoke on free GP care and the promises that were made. I assure the Members on the other side of the House that they have a flawed line of attack because the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for primary care, Deputy White, has said there is no change to the plan to deliver GP care in the lifetime of this Government. He also said he would deliver a phased plan before this summer on how to achieve this. I am very sorry to disappoint the Senators. That is the clarity the Minister has provided, and that is the situation.