Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When the committee last met, was the issue of free GP care on the agenda? I am sure the Taoiseach is aware of the comments made by the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, who stated the Government's promised free GP care scheme might have charges attached. This runs contrary to the commitment of the Minister for Health that "free" will mean "free" and the commitment in the programme for Government to have universal primary care, whereby fees for GP care would be removed within the Government's term of office. Is the Taoiseach considering attaching a fee to the free GP scheme at the point of access? What might the fee be?

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