Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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882. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the numbers and lists of general practitioners who have signed up to the proposed free GP care plan for children under six; the reason the list was not published by the Health Service Executive on 25 May 2015, as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The contract for the provision of GP services without fees at the point of access to children under six years was posted to doctors by the HSE on 30 April 2015. In the letter, the HSE requested GPs to complete and return the signed Form of Agreement as soon as possible, but not later than Monday 25 May 2015 in order to ensure their patients are able to register on their panel from early June and that the GPs receive payments for registered patients from 1 July 2015. The HSE did not indicate that it would publish the list of contracted GPs on 25 May.

As the publication of the list of GPs who have signed up to provide services to children under six years is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.