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General Practitioner Services

445 questions from 94 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

445
questions
439 written, 6 oral
94
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20259
February 202537
March 202531
April 202526
May 202527
June 202542
July 202533
August 20250
September 20259
October 202516
November 202525
December 202516
January 202629
February 202616
March 202623
April 202633
May 202619
June 202619
July 202617
August 20260
September 202611
October 20267

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú24 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil101 from 30 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael54 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent27 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland9 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party64 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin125 from 24 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 50
  2. 23
  3. 22
  4. 22
  5. 22
  6. 18
  7. 17
  8. 10

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
793. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of south Roscommon, east Mayo, north Mayo, north Roscommon and west Mayo. [32020/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
794. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of Sligo, west Cavan and Leitrim. [32021/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
874. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the cost currently reimbursed to a GP for providing a patient with a full schedule of visits under the maternity and infant care scheme; when this cost was last changed or reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32465/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
536. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the Ballymun area network, Blakestown area network, Blanchardstown area network, Coolock area network, coastal area network, Finglas area network, Kilbarrack area network, and Swords area network. [31531/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
537. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of Cavan, central Meath, east Meath, Monaghan, north Louth, north Meath and Ardee, south Louth, and Bettystown and south-west Meath. [31532/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
538. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31533/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
539. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31534/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
540. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31535/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
543. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of Ballyfermot and Palmerstown, Clondalkin, Drimnagh, Crumlin, and Harold's Cross, Lucan, Newcastle, Citywest and Saggart, Rathfarnham, Knocklyon and Ballyboden, Rathmines, Terenure and Templeogue, south Dublin inner city, and Tallaght and Firhouse. [31559/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
544. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of east Kildare and Blessington, east Offaly and north Laois, east Westmeath, north-east Kildare, north-west Kildare, south Kildare and west Wicklow, and south Laois. [31560/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
545. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the following community area networks; Offaly, West and Central Kildare, West Westmeath and Northwest Offaly and Longford and Central Westmeath [31561/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1302. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing free GP visits to members of Roma communities, protection applicants and undocumented migrants only; the numbers of clinics being provided; the cost of these services; the means testing carried out for access to these free GP services as Irish citizens are subject to means-testing for free GP services; the reasons these communit…
Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1527. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE still allocates a general practitioner for patients who cannot find a GP and have had three GPs decline to take them on as patients; whether this applies to medical card holders as well as doctor visit card holders; the measures the minister will undertake to alleviate the problem of patients being unable to find a GP, if the scheme is not current…
Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1577. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of GP training places to 440; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30287/25]
Liam Quaide Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1586. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the shortage of general practitioners serving rural towns such as Rathcormac in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
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]
David Cullinane Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
630. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing additional funding to rural GPs by 10%. [28724/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
631. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing staffing subsidies to GPs by 10%. [28725/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a whole-time equivalent GP. [28736/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Brian Stanley Written 28 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Brian Stanley Written 28 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Thomas Gould Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Thomas Gould Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
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]