Joan Collins
Ceist:497. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 to provide an additional 120 GP training places. [43610/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 10 October 2023
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The HSE takes several factors into consideration when making its annual assessment of the number and type of specialist training places required within each specialty including but not limited to, future medical workforce planning projections, the number currently in training and the training capacity within the health system.
Annual intake of doctors to the GP training scheme has been increased by over 80% since 2015. The number of new entrants to GP training has been increased to 287 for this year, with 350 places planned for new entrants for next year.
The annual year one cost of a doctor on the GP Training Scheme is approximately €105,000. Based on this figure, the cost in 2024 of providing for an additional 120 GP training places would be €12.6 million.