David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and his Departmental officials had with organisations (details supplied) and other representative bodies in 2022; the dates of such meetings; the topics discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50643/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and his Departmental officials had with organisations (details supplied) and other representative bodies in 2022 in which the issue of expanding GP care beyond children up to eight years was discussed; the dates of such meetings; the topics discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50644/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and his Departmental officials had with organisations (details supplied) and other representative bodies in 2022 in which the issue of expanding GP visit cards to more of the population was discussed; the dates of such meetings; the topics discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50645/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 188, 189 and 190 together.

The dates of meetings between officials of my Department and the GP representative organisation so far this year in respect of the extension of GP care without charges are provided below. Meetings were held in a variety of formats, both formal and informal and including one remote meeting. The issues discussed at various meetings included the expansion of GP care without charges to children aged between 6 & 12 inclusive, the extension of care to include only children aged 6 & 7, and the expansion of GP care without charges to all earning no more than the median income.