General Practitioner Services

639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a whole-time equivalent GP. [28736/25]

657. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the difficulties people have of registering with GPs particularly those with medical and GP cards (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28773/25]

384. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health To outline the number of practising GPs, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27870/25]

385. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs practicing and working as part of the general medical scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27871/25]

678. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE gave formal approval for the amalgamation of Southdoc routine appointments to the Kinsale Road location. [26968/25]

679. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the grade level at which the HSE gave formal approval for the amalgamation of Southdoc routine appointments to the Kinsale Road location. [26969/25]

764. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to detail the methods through which a general practitioner can issue a prescription to a patient; if a patient can insist the prescription is issued in written form and not via email directly to the pharmacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27544/25]

768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any assurances can be provided that the Lettermacaward Health Centre in County Donegal will not go without GP cover until the new GP takes up their position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27583/25]

377. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs providing community care, per population ratio, in County Laois, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26567/25]

144. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her Department's forecast of the number of GMS retirements over the next two years, five years and ten years. [26090/25]

147. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her Department's assessment of the number of GP's with a GMS contract who work part-time hours. [26093/25]

150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that, by reference to the ratio between GPs operating the GMS scheme and eligible persons, the general practitioner medical service is provided by the HSE evenly throughout the State; whether blackspots have been identified where, due to a local shortage of GPs, delivery of the service is sub-optimum and, if so, if a…

307. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs by county or smallest geographic region available; the number per capita; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24906/25]

129. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing forward a new GP contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24100/25]

133. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to address the shortage of general practitioners in rapidly growing towns such as Naas, Maynooth, Celbridge and Leixlip; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24104/25]

141. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24099/25]

160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the action she has taken to reopen Southdoc Blackpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24151/25]

171. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to explore the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24092/25]

1058. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of waiting lists for GPs in Kerry in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23565/25]

1140. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of GMS practices that receive the social deprivation practice grant, from the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24080/25]

1141. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide a comprehensive list of support schemes and grants that general practitioners on the general medical services scheme can avail of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24082/25]

479. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding GP access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22335/25]

578. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures being implemented to extend free GP services to children up to at least 12 years of age, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and the proposed timeline for these actions. [22851/25]

352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason chiropody services in general practice for people with diabetes have been discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21851/25]

2251. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the lack of general practitioners across Dublin north city and county, in particular given the rapidly growing population; if he plans to provide further primary care centres across this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19907/25]