Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Health
Departmental Schemes
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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1091. To ask the Minister for Health whether GPs may claim reimbursement of €300 under the PCRS scheme for carrying out abortions in cases where medical abortion in the community is unsuccessful, and later completed in hospital; if so, the number of such reimbursements, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63551/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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GPs are reimbursed via the Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme (PCRS) for the consultations undertaken with patients in respect of terminations as set out below:
| 1. | Patient’s first visit for purpose of termination in accordance with the Act of 2018 | €150 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Termination of pregnancy in accordance with the Act of 2018 which is carried out by service provider, including aftercare | €300 |
| 3. | Aftercare visit with service provider where termination of pregnancy in accordance with the Act of 2018 is not carried out by service provider but is carried out in a hospital | €100 |
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