931. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures the Government and her Department are taking to support an increasing number of citizens who are unable to register with a GP, particularly private patients who, despite contacting multiple GP practices, have been refused due to capacity constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45304/26]
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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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
2076. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a progress update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; the estimated month that this review will be published and submitted to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42574/26]
2357. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies currently identified in County Kildare; the locations affected; and the steps being taken to improve GP recruitment and retention in underserved areas. [43744/26]
2401. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if funding is available from her Department or the HSE so that GP surgeries can be equipped for patients with mobility issues and disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44025/26]
206. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if an assessment has taken place of capacity within existing GP and dental practices of the Donore Avenue-South Circular Road area; the measures being taken to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40365/26]
1356. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to outline the current panel size of all general practitioners participating in the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme in North County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39478/26]
1357. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of general practitioners in north County Dublin with a breakdown of their GMS patient lists by GP visit card category (including General, over 70s, under 8s and carers) and medical card category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39479/26]
1358. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if any general practitioners in North County Dublin have open or under-subscribed GMS lists; to provide the panel sizes in each such case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39480/26]
1359. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide the current GMS panel size for each registered general practitioner in north County Dublin, as of the most recent date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39481/26]
1360. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the position regarding measures being taken, or planned, by her Department or the HSE to address capacity constraints which may impact on eligible persons accessing GP services and the schemes to which they are entitled in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39482/26]
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total monetary value of rejected or unpaid pharmacy claims under the General Medical Services Scheme attributable to administrative or submission errors in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [36741/26]
1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the most common categories of administrative or submission errors resulting in rejected or unpaid pharmacy claims under the general medical services scheme in 2024 and 2025 [36742/26]
1176. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 5 March 2026, to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; the timeline for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37387/26]
1193. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the support that can be provided for out-of-hours patient care when a GP has to withdraw from arrangements such as South Doc (details supplied). [37582/26]
517. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the number of GP practices that have been identified to receive the Social Deprivation Practice Support Grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; to list the name and locations of each of those practices; the level of funding allocation provided to each of those practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35827/26]
518. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the total number of practices that applied for the Social Deprivation Practice Support Grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; appeals process that exist for those who were not selected; the way in which those appeals will be adjudicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35828/26]
245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health when free GP care will be made available for all children under 12 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35490/26]
1015. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where GPs on GMS scheme have notified the HSE that they intend to retire within the next six months. [33978/26]
850. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding free GP services to children up to 12 years-of-age, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31963/26]
851. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding free GP care to the entire population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31964/26]
874. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of increasing the number of general practice training places to 465; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32114/26]
882. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) with a view to this family receiving a GP in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32152/26]
949. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs registered to provide GMS services in Cork in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [32381/26]
1230. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of general practitioners in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30398/26]
225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS contracts held in Cork; and whether these GPs are all family practice specialists. [28908/26]