Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator. She is being very rational in the context of her proposals. If we do not do that early intervention piece, it has a knock-on effect whereby it is more costly in the long run to our health system. I urge the Department of Health and those with whom it is having consultations , be it the HSE or GP practices, to talk about the same cohort of people who need that care. Now is a timely opportunity, especially when all the other talks are taking place in the context of how we can support families. Now is the time to have that conversation in the round and to look at GP care for children aged six and seven.