Almost one in five GPs across the country have not signed up to the Free GP care for under-6 schemes, according to new figures in today's Irish Independent.

The number of doctors who have opted into the scheme fluctuates dramatically depending on the part of the country.

Just 55% of GPs in Dun Laoghaire in South County Dublin have signed up.

Doctor Stephen Murphy is based in the area - he told us why he hasn't adopted the scheme: "What was done was done for sheer political necessity."

"We really just couldn't see why - when we looked at some of our patients who had some serious medical needs - why children of wealthy parents were being given preference over those who had medical need."

"It hasn't improved the health of the children."