Kelleher: Free GP care should already be in place

Questions are being raised about the Government’s promise to provide free GP care to under 6s and over 70s.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015 - 11:17

Questions are being raised about the Government’s promise to provide free GP care to under 6s and over 70s.

Yesterday, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar published a list of 25 priorities for the health service in 2015, including a plan to bring forward legislation on the roll-out of

The intention to do so was

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Health Billy Kelleher said free GP care should be in place already.

"We have this continual spin from the Minister for Health with regard to things he intends to do. What we'd like to see is things being done," he said.

"(We'd like to see) an impact on people's lives in quality of care and enhanced health services and fulfiling the commitments made in the Programme for Government.

"That clearly should be the Minister's priority as opposed to making himself central to the whole story as if he's just an observer."