Free GP care

Parents in Ireland can now register their children, aged 6 and 7, for free GP care for the first time today, August 11th. The HSE is encouraging families and guardians to make online applications for a GP Visit Card for all children in this age group from today via the HSE website hse.ie/gpvisitcards. The introduction of free […]

3 years ago

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that free GP care is set to be extended to thousands of Irish families. The expansion of the free GP care will cater to a further half a million people, including all six and seven-year-olds and people who are earning up to the median income. Minister Donnelly said […]

3 years ago

The free GP scheme currently serves children up to age six, but should it be extended? I’m one of the parents that availed of the free GP scheme for both of my children and I think it’s a great idea. Just out of reach from being eligible for a medical card, the GP card has […]

8 years ago

The proposals were brought up over the weekend.

9 years ago

The current trolley crisis in Ireland’s overcrowded hospitals could spell the end of the Government’s plans to offer free GP care to all children.  Parents with children under the age of six have been invited to avail of free GP care since July, 2015. The scheme was due to be rolled out to include all children […]

10 years ago

Health Minister Leo Varadkar will pledge that, if re-elected, Fine Gael will insist on free GP care for all under 18s in Ireland and implement it as soon as possible.  According to a report in the Irish Independent, the announcement will come as part of Dr Varadkar’s address to the MacGill Summer School in Glenties […]

11 years ago