Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2015
644. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, by county, the number and list of general practitioners who have signed up to the proposed scheme of free general practitioner care for children under six years of age. [28905/15]
View answerAs at 16.00 on 10th July 2015, 2,122 contracts had been received from GPs (over 88% of GMS contract holders). Information is collated by former Local Health Office area rather than by county. The attached table reflects the spread of contract holders across Local Health Office areas. All areas have over 75% coverage except South Tipperary, which has 25% coverage.
Under 6's Contract Position
|
Local Health office |
Contracts Received |
Total Contracts |
Percentage Received |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
62 |
69 |
90% |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
60 |
66 |
91% |
|
Clare |
47 |
53 |
89% |
|
Cork - North Lee |
103 |
120 |
86% |
|
Cork - South Lee |
118 |
133 |
89% |
|
Donegal |
86 |
89 |
97% |
|
Dublin North Central |
66 |
76 |
87% |
|
Dublin South City |
72 |
92 |
78% |
|
Dublin South East |
50 |
57 |
88% |
|
Dublin South West |
66 |
75 |
88% |
|
Dublin West |
39 |
44 |
89% |
|
Dun Laoghaire |
56 |
75 |
75% |
|
Galway |
159 |
169 |
94% |
|
Kerry |
77 |
88 |
88% |
|
Kildare/West Wicklow |
61 |
81 |
75% |
|
Laois/Offaly |
66 |
67 |
99% |
|
Limerick |
99 |
111 |
89% |
|
Longford/Westmeath |
66 |
68 |
97% |
|
Louth |
59 |
73 |
81% |
|
Mayo |
78 |
86 |
91% |
|
Meath |
61 |
68 |
90% |
|
North Cork |
51 |
55 |
93% |
|
North Dublin |
106 |
120 |
88% |
|
North Tipp./East Limerick |
35 |
38 |
92% |
|
North West Dublin |
58 |
62 |
94% |
|
Roscommon |
28 |
29 |
97% |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
57 |
59 |
97% |
|
South Tipperary |
13 |
52 |
25% |
|
Waterford |
62 |
68 |
91% |
|
West Cork |
33 |
38 |
87% |
|
Wexford |
62 |
67 |
93% |
|
Wicklow |
65 |
68 |
96% |
|
TOTAL |
2122 |
2417 |
88% |
Generated: 10/07/2015 - 16:00
