163,000 under-6s registered for scheme

More than 163,000 children aged under-6 have been registered for free GP care, Health Minister Leo Varadkar has revealed.

163,000 under-6s registered for scheme

Despite opposition claims that the Government was prioritising healthy children from comfortable backgrounds above older, sick children, the Coalition hopes the move will prove popular with voters in the run-up to the general election.

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