Health department denies talk of €100 GP payout for under-6 care scheme

Reports that GPs are expected to be offered around €100 a year per child under the Government’s plans to provide free GP care to children under six years of age have been dismissed by the Department of Health.

“It is not accurate to suggest that an offer of the type indicated by some reports is about to be made by the department/HSE,” the department stated.

It had been reported by RTÉ that the payment to GPs was expected to be set at around €75 a year for each child, plus €25 a year for periodic assessments.