Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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725. To ask the Minister for Health the general practitioners who have been assigned to Ukrainian refugees in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22761/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to delivering a humanitarian response to welcome people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland as part of the EU response and such it is providing the necessary supports to those who have arrived here, as well as the large numbers of further people expected to arrive. 

It is a priority for the Department and the HSE to ensure that Ukrainians arriving to Ireland are provided with appropriate health and social care services including primary health care services for adults, children and older people, ongoing care of priority medical conditions and vaccination services including for COVID-19 and childhood immunisations. Ukrainian refugees will be able to access the equivalent health services as people who are ordinarily already living here, including Irish citizens.

There is a simplified and streamlined medical card application process for Ukrainians granted temporary protection status. For those placed in temporary accommodation, the HSE and local healthcare workers are providing GP and primary care services and connections to more specialist services as needed.

As the provision of GP services to Ukrainian refugees in County Roscommon is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.