Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-05-20
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Brian Stanley (IND), Laois

Will his Government commit to the capital funding needed to construct a new primary care centre in Portlaoise? The site and the design are there. Will the Government provide the funding for new health centres for Mountrath and Rathdowney and upgrades in Borris-in-Ossory and Graiguecullen? Will the Government increase the number of GPs per county? There is a commitment in the programme for Government to explore the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs. We need to go further than exploring it; we need to do it. The programme for Government states, "Explore the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs." We need to start employing a cohort of those also.

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Sitting date: 2025-05-20