297. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs on the GMS contract, per hundred thousand of population in each county for each of the years 2018 to 2024 in tabular form. [8443/25]
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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298. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the identified shortage of GPs in each county for each of the years 2018 to 2024 in tabular form. [8444/25]
299. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in Dublin north city and county for each of the years 2018 to 2024, tabular form. [8445/25]
300. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in the north inner city network for each of the years 2018 to 2024, tabular form. [8446/25]
301. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in the Ballymun area network for each of the years 2018 to 2024, tabular form. [8447/25]
302. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in the Cabra area network for each of the years 2018 to 2024, tabular form. [8448/25]
303. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in the Clontarf network area for each of the years 2018 to 2024, tabular form. [8449/25]
304. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when will the strategic review of general practice be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8450/25]
855. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; to confirm that the review will provide sustainable solution for charity-operated GP practices in relation to the taxation of GMS contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7267/25]
876. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times patients are waiting before they can get an appointment to attend GP practices in Kilkenny, and if there are plans in place to address the difficulty some patients have in securing appointments in GP practices. [7427/25]
878. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place for people who require out-of-hours GP care on an emergency basis, who do not have their own GP due to many GP’s saying their lists are full; the options that are available to people who are in these situations other than going to the nearest accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [744…
884. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby people suffering with chronic conditions do not qualify for GP cards, due to being under 70 years-of-age; the actions she will take to ensure that people in that situation are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7471/25]
902. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant shortage of GPs in rural Kilkenny; the options available to a person (details supplied) who is unable to find a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7617/25]
911. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in Southdoc, Blackpool, Cork in January 2019, 2021,2023 and 2025. [7662/25]
929. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the current status of Southdoc in Blackpool, as a number of users in the northside of Cork city have stated that the service appears to be wound down, that when they call to make an appointment that they are referred to a Southdoc service on the southside of the city, that this is particularly difficult for people who have limited transport options; and if she …
933. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of Southdoc in Blackpool, as a number of users in the northside of Cork city have stated that the service appears to be wound down, that when they call to make an appointment that they are referred to a Southdoc service on the southside of the city, that this is particularly difficult for people who have limited transport options; and if she will…
741. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the options available to a private patient who cannot get access to a GP service in their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5820/25]
313. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will review the need for more GPs in the southwest Wicklow area, especially the Aughrim area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/25]
623. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if an afterhours doctor service can be provided in a town in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/25]
652. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the chronic shortage of GP services in north County Dublin; to outline her plans to deal with this issue; if she has considered the introduction of directly employed GPs to alleviate the waiting times for people in north County Dublin to access GP care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4395/25]
674. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a GP practice can cease giving medication to a person without attending a six-month check-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4546/25]
1081. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline the position in relation to a medical centre in County Tipperary (details supplied) following the retirement of a doctor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2319/25]
1087. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating across County Mayo each year from 2020 to 2025; if she is aware of the serious shortage of GPs in Mayo; if a GP can refuse to accept a patient on the basis of their proximity to the practice; when the Strategic Review of General Practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2332/25]
1093. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the engagements, if any, she has had with an organisation (details supplied) in 2024 and 2025 regarding the organisation’s concerns on the future of its services; if she is supportive of the organisation expanding into Finglas west, given the need for a new GP service for the more than 20,000 people living in Finglas; the engagements she has had with the organi…
1121. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the steps persons should take in cases where they cannot access a general practitioner service in their own town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2497/25]