Directors of SouthDoc are meeting soon to plan for a reopening of the out-of-hours service base in Listowel. That's according to HSE Chief Officer Michael Fitzgerald in a letter to elected representatives sent on Monday in which he set out the 'numerous' steps the HSE took to urge SouthDoc to reconsider its closure of Listowel. It's one of the main issues in the North Kerry town at present, with councillors saying patients are presenting at the A&E in University Hospital Kerry while the Clieveragh centre remains closed. Public concern over the issue was exacerbated in January after a sudden U-turn by SouthDoc on a move to reopen Listowel on January 18.