An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-26
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Basically, we are spending about €1 billion annually in general practice to support patients. Some 43% of the population now has access to free GP care and Government investment has significantly increased. There is a strategic review of general practice currently under way, and I presume it will take on board some of the issues the Deputy has raised in terms of growth areas in population and the need for greater access to GPs more generally. There has also been increased access to pharmacy capacities in respect of some conditions. There are about eight conditions pharmacists can now diagnose and prescribe treatment for. We have to become more flexible in how we enable people to access primary care services. We have invested significantly in general practice. Under the 2019 GP agreement, an extra €211 million was put in and a further €130 million under the 2023 GP agreement.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-26