David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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399. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of all staffing subsidies provided to general practitioners as part of the GMS contract for the years 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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409. To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of staffing subsidies given to general practitioners as part of the GMS contract; the nature of the subsidy; the terms and conditions that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10729/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 409 together.

Under the GMS scheme, GPs are paid a subsidy towards the cost of employing a practice nurse and/or a practice secretary. Payments are made to participating GPs with a panel size of at least 100 GMS patients on a pro rata basis, with the maximum payment made to panels of 1,200 or more patients. Group practices may also qualify for a subsidy to employ a practice manager.

As the specific issues raised are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the total cost to the HSE of general practitioners providing Covid-19 testing to patients for 2021 and January 2022, by month and by the number of general practitioners or practices who received amounts greater than €10,000, €20,000 and €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10720/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all Covid-19 assessments carried out by general practitioners by telephone in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and in January 2022, by month and by the number of general practitioners or practices who received amounts greater than €10,000, €20,000 and €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 402 together.

Recognising the key role of general practice in the collective efforts to contain and mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on public health, a number of measures were put in place to support general practice during the pandemic. These measures included the payment of a fee by the HSE to GPs for the provision of remote consultations to patients who may have contracted Covid-19, including referral for testing if clinically required. In return, persons are not subject to any charge for a GP Covid-19 assessment or testing referral.

As the specific information requested relates to a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the total cost to the HSE of general practitioners administering Covid vaccines to patients for 2021 and January 2022, by month and by the number of general practitioners or practices who received amounts greater than €10,000, €20,000, €50,000 and €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10721/22]

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.