226. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person can contact for support with applying for a GMS contract. [28909/26]
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121. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered introducing initiatives such as a refundable tax for set-up costs on new GP practices to address the current GP shortage and incentivise more GPs to open practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28453/26]
145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she has any plan to address the difficulty people are currently having registering with a GP in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28371/26]
147. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the significant waiting lists for patients seeking to join GP practices in Galway east; the measures her Department are taking to ensure that individuals who require regular primary care reviews, including those transferring from another county (details supplied), can access a GP in a timely manner; and if she will make a stateme…
151. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason certain GP practices with high numbers of homeless and vulnerable persons have been excluded from the granting of the social deprivation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28376/26]
163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of GPs through a combination of international recruitment and increased training places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28359/26]
170. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department has taken to ensure there is sufficient general practitioner access for people living in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/26]
180. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of general practitioners in Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/26]
192. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve GP numbers in Laois; if her Department and the HSE are considering directly employed GPs as envisaged as part of Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28404/26]
202. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health given the current GP shortage, particularly in areas like north Kildare, if she will consider alleviating set up costs on new GP services to ensure new practices are established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28454/26]
203. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of GPs in Ireland in view of a recent report (details supplied), and in particular in County Meath, which has the lowest number of GPs in the State per population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28367/26]
223. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of GP vacancies in Roscommon-Galway; and the incentives that are in place to recruit and retain GPs in rural communities. [28490/26]
227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the review into GP services will conclude; and if the HSE will retender the SLA for Cork out of hours service on its conclusion. [28231/26]
356. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls that doctors from each D-Doc treatment centre carried out during each day of the recent Easter bank holiday weekend; the average time from receipt of call at each D-Doc treatment centre until the doctor arrived at that house in question, in tabular form. [27484/26]
2959. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners per 100,000 people in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/26]
3055. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacant GP posts, including GMS and non-GMS contracted positions, in the counties of Longford and Westmeath; to provide a breakdown of these vacancies by primary care area, town, or practice where applicable; to detail the length of time each vacancy has remained unfilled; to set out the measures currently being undertaken by the Health Serv…
3185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the names and address of each of the practices who were granted the Social Deprivation Practice Grant in 2026. [26363/26]
3186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for the approval of the Social Deprivation Practice Grant in 2026. [26364/26]
3187. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to clarify the weighting, if any, that is given to patients with addresses in emergency accommodation when determining the criteria for approval for the Social Deprivation Practice Grant. [26365/26]
3256. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE is aware of reports that the medical centre in Ballindine, County Mayo, has ceased operating or is at risk of permanent closure; whether any decision has been made regarding the future provision of GP services in Ballindine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26638/26]
3257. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and nursing staff previously providing services from the Ballindine medical centre; the number that remain providing services in the Ballindine area; and the assessment that has been made of the impact of any reduction or cessation of services on local patients, particularly older people. [26639/26]
3258. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which the apparent loss of a GP practice in Ballindine aligns with Government policy to protect rural health services; and the measures being taken to ensure communities such as Ballindine retain access to local GP care [26640/26]
3259. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans that the HSE has in place to maintain GP services in Ballindine should the medical centre close; whether outreach, satellite clinics, or support for a new GP practice have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26641/26]
3260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the relocation of doctors previously practising in Ballindine to Claremorris has been formally approved or supported by the HSE; and whether consideration was given to maintaining at least a part-time or shared GP service in Ballindine. [26642/26]
3261. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed the suitability of the existing medical centre premises in Ballindine for continued or future GP use; and whether any supports are available to retain the building as a community healthcare facility. [26643/26]