Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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964. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who retired by county in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16680/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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General practitioners are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE to provide medical services on its behalf to medical card and GP visit card holders without charge. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the number of GMS GPs that have retired.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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965. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who left employment, by county, in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16681/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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General practitioners are private practitioners, while most hold a GMS contract with the HSE to provide medical services on its behalf to medical card and GP visit card holders without charge, they are not employed by the HSE. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the number of GMS GPs that have retired or otherwise vacated their GMS panel.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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966. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who were recruited as interns or newly qualified in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16682/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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967. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners recruited through means other than new qualification or internship, by county, in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16683/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.