Commitment

Extend free GP care to all children under 12

What this means

  • Fianna Fáil promised in its 2024 general election manifesto to make GP visits free for all children under 12.[source]
  • This commitment was first stated on 17 November 2024 and remains a promise only, with no confirmed delivery date set.[source]
  • The plan sits within a broader health package that also includes expanding hospital beds, consultants, and the number of GPs.[source]
  • Free GP care for under-12s would reduce out-of-pocket costs for families and is part of Fianna Fail's stated aim to cut health charges.[source]
  • Voters and watchdogs can use this commitment to hold Fianna Fail to account if the party enters government after the 2024 election.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Aindrias MoynihanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Aisling DempseyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Albert DolanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Brendan SmithOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Cathal CroweOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Catherine ArdaghOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Cormac DevlinOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fianna-fail
    Dara CallearyOfficeholder

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Fianna Fáil committed to further reducing health charges and extending free GP cards to all children under 12, alongside expansion of hospital beds, consultants and GPs.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Health
Owning party
Fianna Fáil
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-17
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

Every status claim above is backed by a primary source — follow a link to the source-of-truth document.

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