Two Clare GPs have admitted concerns over the decision of Shannondoc to curtail services in the East and West of the County.
However, both have acknowledged issues regarding manpower, which the out-of-hours GP service has cited as the reason behind the controversial decision.
However, that has been called into question by one Clare TD.
There was outrage across the county when news of changes to the ShannonDoc service came to the fore, and concerns remain high about their impact.
The out-of-hours GP service is blaming a decline in doctor numbers for the controversial decision to cutback services in its clinics in Kilrush, Ennistymon and Killaloe.
This morning, on Clare FM's Morning Focus, doctors reacted to the news with one agreeing that maintaining current service levels is impractical.
Lahinch Dr Michael Kelleher believes the rota isn't attractive to young doctors.
While another GP servicing East Clare has acknowledged the difficulties faced by the GP co-operative, but believes the elimination of the Killaloe centre poses many difficulties.
Some patients who had attended the Killaloe clinic will now be re-directed to centres in Ennis, Limerick and Nenagh.
Ballina-based Dr Brendan Thornton believes that poses a number of problems.
Political reaction to the development has continued today, with one government TD saying the move is crazy.
Clarecastle Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has questioned whether the manpower issues are really sufficient to warrant the cutbacks.
Now the Health Minister is expected to be quizzed on Shannondoc when he visits University Hospital Limerick this evening.
Minister Simon Harris will also inspect the hospital's ED while opening a new building there, and does so on a day when it is yet again the most overcrowded in the country.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reports 46 people waiting for a bed at the hospital today, including 32 in the A&E Unit.
University Hospital Galway is next with a total of 29 people on trolleys and overflow areas of wards.
