Fiscal claim
Free GP care for all children under 12
Headline figure
Per-year impact
€60m
Recurring annual spend
Total over horizon
€60m
2025 onwards
Confidence
Stated in source
HSE estimate ~€60m/yr to extend free GP care to the under-12 cohort (currently under-8).
Attribution & links
- Origin
- Manifesto
- Owner
- Fianna Fáil
- Policy area
- Health
- Underwrites commitment
- Extend free GP care to all children under 12
- First stated
- 2024-11-17
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
Verification
Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.
Verified against Fianna Fáil GE2024 Manifesto, p.57: "Extend Free GP Care to all children."
Evidence & sources
Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.
Source
- Fianna Fáil GE2024 ManifestoFianna Fáil·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
- Fianna Fáil GE2024 Manifesto, p.57 - verbatim figureFianna Fáil·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
See this claim in coalition context on the fiscal model.