891. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health how many GPs are in the Belmullet area in County Mayo; to list the locations with the corresponding GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16714/25]
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
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| March 2025 | 31 |
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| 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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892. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health how many GPs have retired in the Belmullet area in County Mayo, listing the corresponding locations, in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16715/25]
940. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs reimbursed (PCRS) for the year 2024 and Q1 in 2025, in tabular form, for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16954/25]
1015. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total paid to each private diagnostics provider under the GP access to the community diagnostics scheme in each of the years since its launch in 2021 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/25]
297. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently registered and operational in County Louth and East Meath. [16021/25]
298. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs due to retire in County Louth and East Meath within the next five years. [16022/25]
299. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs retired from practice in County Louth and East Meath from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of these vacancies filled for the same years. [16023/25]
300. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of new GP practices opened in County Louth and East Meath for the years 2020 to 2025. [16024/25]
301. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of newly qualified GPs took up work in County Louth and East Meath for the years 2020 to 2025. [16025/25]
302. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current average number of patients per GP in County Louth; whether there is a cap on the number of patients each GP can treat; and the number of GP services currently exceed this average. [16026/25]
303. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients, GP only card patients, private patients currently registered with a GP service in County Louth and East Meath. [16027/25]
304. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients, GP only card patients, private patients currently waiting to secure a place with a registered GP service in County Louth and East Meath. [16028/25]
305. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs estimated to be required in County Louth and East Meath over the next five years, to keep pace with the expected rise in demand based on the best information available; and the plans in place to address this. [16029/25]
306. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of GP surgeries in County Louth and East Meath being " at capacity "; and the plans are in place to address this. [16030/25]
307. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presented to out of hours services, such as NEDOC etc, in County Louth in 2024 and to date in 2025, who are currently not registered with a GP in the county. [16031/25]
326. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in Tipperary. [16158/25]
776. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the severe shortage of GPs in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15557/25]
824. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the strategic review of general practice; the timeline she is working towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15775/25]
224. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the process by which a GP can apply to establish a new private practice in a town or community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14240/25]
234. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the process by which a community can make a request that a new private GP practice be established within their community where they are experiencing a gap in service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14264/25]
235. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the evaluation being undertaken to establish the numbers of private patients who cannot register with a GP practice in their community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14273/25]
241. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be accepted on to the CAMHS waiting list for an urgent assessment following his GP referral for suspected ADHD; and when the required therapies, outlined as urgent by his medical practitioners, will begin. [14329/25]
250. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the procedures required to facilitate doctors from abroad, particularly Ukraine, to practice as GPs in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14376/25]
256. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs in Longford and Westmeath that take medical cards. [14500/25]
841. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health her plans for increased GP services in the Dublin 5 area. [14110/25]