A Kenmare Municipal District councillor says he is fearful the Iveragh Peninsula will be left with "no doctor at all".
Councillor Johnny Healy-Rae was addressing the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council.
He says it is of "upmost importance" that a Primary Healthcare Centre is build in Cahersiveen "sooner rather than later", believing it is the "biggest issue" in south Kerry.
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He proposed that Kerry County Council call on the Minister of Health for an update on primary healthcare centres in Kerry.
Councillor Healy-Rae says he believes the Minister for Integration should help fund the centre in Cahersiveen, because of the number of refugees and other migrants "accommodated in south Kerry".
