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06 Sept 2025
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Louth Fianna Fáil Senator Erin McGreehan
Local Fianna Fáil Senator, Erin McGreehan, has welcomed the news that an additional 215,000 people in Ireland are now eligible for the GP Visit Card Scheme.
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has announced the third expansion of the Scheme this year. Expansions to the Scheme have now made free GP care available to an additional 500,000 people.
Senator McGreehan said: “Health is a top priority for Fianna Fáil in Government and the expansion of the GP Visit Card Scheme, announced by my party colleague, the Minister for Health, is a significant development.
“With this latest expansion of the Scheme, close to half of all households in Ireland could be eligible for free GP care. Fianna Fáil is focused on doing everything possible to remove cost as a barrier to healthcare, particularly in the ongoing cost of living crisis.
“As the Scheme has expanded again, I want to encourage everybody, even those who do not think they qualify, to find out more and apply at www.hse.ie/GPVisitCards."
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