Written answers

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Department of Health

General Practitioner Contracts

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, by county, the number and list of general practitioners who have signed up to the proposed scheme of free general practitioner care for children under six years of age. [28905/15]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As at 16.00 on 10th July 2015, 2,122 contracts had been received from GPs (over 88% of GMS contract holders). Information is collated by former Local Health Office area rather than by county. The attached table reflects the spread of contract holders across Local Health Office areas. All areas have over 75% coverage except South Tipperary, which has 25% coverage.

Under 6's Contract Position

Local Health officeContracts ReceivedTotal ContractsPercentage Received
Carlow/Kilkenny626990%
Cavan/Monaghan606691%
Clare475389%
Cork - North Lee10312086%
Cork - South Lee11813389%
Donegal868997%
Dublin North Central667687%
Dublin South City729278%
Dublin South East505788%
Dublin South West667588%
Dublin West394489%
Dun Laoghaire567575%
Galway15916994%
Kerry778888%
Kildare/West Wicklow618175%
Laois/Offaly666799%
Limerick9911189%
Longford/Westmeath666897%
Louth597381%
Mayo788691%
Meath616890%
North Cork515593%
North Dublin10612088%
North Tipp./East Limerick353892%
North West Dublin586294%
Roscommon282997%
Sligo/Leitrim575997%
South Tipperary135225%
Waterford626891%
West Cork333887%
Wexford626793%
Wicklow656896%
TOTAL2122241788%
Generated: 10/07/2015 - 16:00

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