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]
Topics / General Practitioner Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGeneral Practitioner Services
445 questions from 94 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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439 written, 6 oral
94
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 37 |
| March 2025 | 31 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 27 |
| June 2025 | 42 |
| July 2025 | 33 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 29 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 17 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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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.
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The questions
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 any particular benchm…
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]
2291. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, given the escalating crisis in GP access in the Raheny area of Dublin Bay north where countless persons are unable to register with a GP or secure timely appointments, particularly those managing chronic conditions such as asthma, she will outline the specific, targeted measures being implemented to address this shortage. [20105/25]
2292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if blood tests carried out at GP clinics for medical card holders are provided free of charge, or if it is at the discretion of individual GPs to apply charges for this service. [20113/25]
2474. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues surrounding the lack of GP services in Enfield, County Meath; the steps her Department is taking to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21245/25]
375. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the current arrangements for a GP practice based in Kildare (details supplied). [18155/25]
402. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the status of the GP Care for All Initiative, particularly concerning a practice (details supplied) in Dublin’s north inner city, which is at risk of closure in June 2025 if a sustainable solution is not found; the measures being taken to ensure the continued provision of general practitioner services to the 2,600 medical card patients currently served by this pra…
403. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reviewed the availability of primary care and GP services in the East Wall and Sheriff Street area of Dublin in view of the imminent population increase from the delivery of nearly 600 new residential units; if additional resources or facilities are planned to meet expected healthcare demand; the engagement that has taken place with the HSE t…
878. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if patients with long-term illness requiring regular blood tests to be taken by their GP will have their costs covered under the medical card scheme; and if patients holding a medical card that are currently paying their GP for the service will be reimbursed by the HSE. [16633/25]