Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 May 2022
217. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to fund general practitioner-training for the provision of all types of contraception to ensure equitable access to a high-quality service across the country and to involve the pharmacy network to support this. [25120/22]
View answerA scheme to provide free contraception to women aged 17-25 is currently scheduled for launch and roll-out in August, 2022. Funding of approximately €9m has been allocated in Budget 2022 to enable commencement of the scheme.
This includes an allocation for training and certification for fitting, checks and removals of long-acting reversible contraception. The HSE is currently working on preparing to roll out these additional training supports in conjunction with the Irish College of General Practitioners. It is currently estimated that the cost of General Practitioner LARC training and certification will be in the region of €200,00 per year.
