215. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of requests received for assistance with assignment to a GP or dentist from medical card holders, GP visit card holders and persons without such qualification, for each full year 2016 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region and by local area, broken down by GP and dentist requests and appl…
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569. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54697/26]
575. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, in the past five years to end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54703/26]
866. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend in each year of the GP access to diagnostics scheme, by provider, in tabular form. [49322/26]
867. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the volume of referrals to each provider under the GP access to diagnostics scheme, in tabular form; the number which were urgent and which were routine; and the performance against key performance indicators for each. [49323/26]
530. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in spending on GP services. [48687/26]
711. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, from 1 December 2020–2025, in tabular form. [73628/25]
733. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of GPs, and the number of GPs providing GMS services, in County Waterford, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at 1 December for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [73703/25]
166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to improve access to GP and dentistry services. [64614/25]
1118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1948 of 4 November 2025, if she will ensure the issuance of a reminder to practitioners of the terms of the scheme and ensure that women who have been wrongfully charged for services are, insofar as possible, made aware of this and reimbursed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63678/25]
1948. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there is GP discretion in charging a fee for an initial consultation for an expectant mother to apply for the maternity and infant care scheme; if a GP is obliged under the terms of the scheme to provide such an appointment under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59328/25]
693. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the supports she has put in place for the hundreds of patients who were negatively impacted by the closure of a practice (details supplied); if she has ensured they will receive treatment; if she has ensured that they will receive repayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35348/25]
334. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the strategic review of general practice; the steps concluded thus far; the steps remaining; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35073/25]
628. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing GP trainee places by 10%; and the number of places this would create. [28722/25]
630. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing additional funding to rural GPs by 10%. [28724/25]
631. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing staffing subsidies to GPs by 10%. [28725/25]
639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a whole-time equivalent GP. [28736/25]