IMO conference: Junior Minister faces 'robust' questions

Junior Health Minister Alex White today faced "robust" questions from doctors at the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) annual conference over plans for free GP care for children under the age of six.

Minister White arrived to a wall of silence from the 350 GPs at today's meeting in Carton House, Kildare, during which he defended the legislation, which will be enacted in July, and called on the IMO to enter talks to discuss their concerns.