Pádraig Rice
Question:511. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies participating in the free contraception scheme, by county, in tabular form. [54414/26]
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The Free Contraception Scheme (FCS) for women ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched in 2022. Its remit has been expanded gradually from 17-25 initially to include women aged from 17 to 35 inclusive currently. Approximately €45m is allocated to support the scheme in 2026 and approximately 2,450 GPs, primary care, family planning and student health centres and just over 1,900 community pharmacies across the country are participating in the scheme currently.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to provide additional detail, directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.