General Practitioner Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Questions (877, 878)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

877. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the annual general practitioner training intake to 250 for 2020. [18052/20]

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

878. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the annual general practitioner training intake to 250 for 2020. [18053/20]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 877 and 878 together.

As GP training is currently the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, I have arranged for this question to be referred to the Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.