General Practitioner Services
Seanad Éireann — 2024-02-07
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John Cummins (FG), Labour Panel

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am going to home in on those two cases. There are other cases that I have but I specifically picked those ones because in my view, there are extenuating circumstances in both that have been assessed by the HSE.
In both instances, there was an application to move and, in both cases, the application was refused. The wrong decision was made but there seems to be no ability to appeal such decisions. I asked for clarity as to what criteria are being used. If geography and the ability to access continuity of care from a female GP for female health issues are not two of those criteria, I do not know what is an acceptable criterion. I ask that common sense be applied in these cases. We have submitted the details of both to the HSE for reconsideration and I hope that is done.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-07