Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1674.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 8 November 2023, if progress has been made regarding the payments made to District Medical Officers, as this reply stated that this matter was currently being considered (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34222/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The payment known as the District Medical Officer salary is an allowance paid to a small number of GPs to support them in the delivery of services in areas with reduced GMS populations. Although usually referred to as a 'salary', it is not in fact a salary and the DMOs concerned are not employees of the HSE.

My Department has received a request in relation to increasing the rate of payment to DMOs. The request is still under consideration, as such I am not yet in a position to indicate whether an increase will be possible.