Holly Cairns
Question:770. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs practicing in each county, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [33874/23]
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GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of health services such as the GMS contract for the provision of GP services without charge to medical card and GP visit card patients. As GPs are self-employed, they may establish practices at a place of their own choosing.
At the start of the year, 2,545 GPs hold a GMS contract and a further 571 GPs hold some other contract with the HSE for the provision of health services such as services under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Scheme or National Cancer Screening Service.
In relation to the number of GPs in each county with HSE contracts for the years 2019 to date, as this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible