Appointments can be made on the HSE website

In addition the HSE is in the process of seeking an alternative provider which we hope to have in place in the coming month

Senior health officials will meet with the Taoiseach and Health Minister today.

Many families in south Leitrim have no nearby facility to use and the situation was described in May as an emergency.

The Irish Examiner's Elaine O' Loughlin says Stephen Teap, Irene's husband, called for a proper health system for Irish women.

The HSE's Director of Health Protection Dr Eamonn O'Moore told RTE that Strep A is one of a number of illnesses that is being considered as a contributory factor in the child's death.

The issue was raised at a Ballinamore M.D. meeting this week.

New data from the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre has shown while national levels of the virus are down, certain counties are seeing marked increases.