GPs are calling for a fund to be set up to pay for chronic care in the future.

Doctors are warning that Ireland's ageing population will pose significant challenges to the health system, far in excess of current problems.

The Irish Medical Organisation wants more funding for its GPs, saying primary care is cheaper than hospital care.

Kilkenny GP Tadhg Crowley says we have to future-proof our healthcare system;

GPs say thereÂ’s a tsunami of healthcare problems facing the health service, as the population ages.

The Irish Medical Organisation says future challenges dwarf the ones currently being experienced.

By the age of 65, 65 percent of people will have two chronic conditions, but by the age of 85, that figure will rise to 82 percent.

These include heart attacks, diabetes and chronic pain.

Dr Padraig McGarry of the IMO, explains why GPs are meeting with the Health Minister tonight;