FF: Varadkar proposal 'nothing more than buying votes'

Fianna Fáil have dismissed the Health Minister Leo Varadkar's pledge to extend free GP care to all children under the age of 18 as a "pre-election gimmick".

FF: Varadkar proposal 'nothing more than buying votes'
Fri, 24 Jul, 2015 - 07:36

Fianna Fáil have dismissed the Health Minister Leo Varadkar's pledge to extend free GP care to all children under the age of 18 as a "pre-election gimmick".

Mr Varadkar made the announcement in his speech at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties last night.

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