Here is everything you need to know about free GP care expansion 

Children aged six and seven will be provided with a GP Visit Card. It is expected that this will apply to 78,000 children.

On Tuesday, the Government announced the latest expansion in free GP care.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe announced that GP Visit Cards would be made available to more than 500,000 people by this autumn.