I thank the Minister of State for his response. Like my colleagues, I commend the work of Deputy Rice in the lead-up to this motion and in presenting a motion which, as Deputy O'Callaghan said, is not opposed. We still have as many questions as we have answers about the implementation of the motion. The irony, as we all truly know, is that you have to plan two or three weeks in advance if you need a GP appointment. That is the case throughout this country. You have to let your GP know or build into the timetable for your family at home that you might need an antibiotic, a consultancy, some advice or professional experience well in advance of actually having any symptoms. If you leave it until you are symptomatic, you will quite often not get an efficient appointment. That is no reflection, as we know, on the wonderful work of our GPs. If Kildare is a snapshot of what is happening around the country, there are upwards of 3,200 people per GP. That is simply unsustainable. There has been a population surge in Kildare over the past 30 years. It has increased from 120,000 or 130,000 to 250,000. The one thing we can all be absolutely sure of is that while the population has increased, the incredibly important services, such as GP access, have not risen in a similar fashion. What we do not see from this response or in the Government's ambition is any sort of urgency. We are not addressing the root cause of issues. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and everyone else have criticised us for not coming forward with evidence-based proposals, constructive dialogue and plans. Here we have concrete proposals. In ways, some of the aspects of the motion simply ask the Government to fulfil commitments it set out in Sláintecare nearly ten years ago. What we are doing is trying to match ambition to need. We are not seeing that from the Government's perspective. We need a comprehensive workforce plan when it comes to GP services. We need reform. It is not a siloed approach that is necessary. We need to see the Department of housing come in here. We need to see the involvement of the Department of Social Protection. We need to see an evidence-based approach whereby when housing developments are being planned, it is not simply a childcare facility that is stipulated. What else does a community need? There are people in Kildare right now who are queuing up overnight to buy homes for €500,000 on the assumption that alongside the homes that they buy, the services they need to raise their families will be there. They are not there.

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