S.I. No. 286/2025 - Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (Section 42) (Payments to General Practitioners) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Part A

Services rendered in respect of the administration of vaccines to a registered child born on or after 1 October 2024 under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Once-off amount payable to a general practitioner in respect of a registered child.

€37.78

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child all of the following vaccines:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(d) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€236.31

3

Once-off bonus amount payable to a general practitioner in respect of a registered child who has reached his or her second birthday in a particular year where the general practitioner concerned has administered all of the following vaccines under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme to that registered child and to at least 95 per cent of the registered children of that general practitioner who have reached their second birthday in that year:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(d) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€60.63

4

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme, after the child has reached 12 months of age, a Men C vaccine and 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 13 months of age.

€18.82

5

Amount payable to a general practitioner per PCV up to a maximum of 3 PCVs administered to a registered child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme provided that the amount payable for administering the third PCV is payable only where the PCV concerned is administered to the registered child on or after the day on which he or she reaches 12 months of age and before the day on which he or she reaches 24 months of age.

€18.82

Part B

Services rendered in respect of the administration of vaccines to a registered child born on or after 1 October 2024 under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme where the general practitioner does not administer all of the vaccines under that Programme to that child

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child a 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age where another general practitioner administers to the child concerned other vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme after 2 months of age.

€29.95

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child all of the following vaccines where another general practitioner administers to the child concerned other vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme after 4 months of age:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age.

€121.90

3

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child all of the following vaccines where another general practitioner administers to the child concerned other vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme after 6 months of age:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age.

€206.31

4

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child all of the following vaccines where another general practitioner administers to the child concerned other vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme after 12 months of age:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(d) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€236.31

Part C

Services rendered in respect of the administration of vaccines to a child born on or after 1 October 2024 who is not a registered child in respect of the general practitioner under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme where that general practitioner does not administer all of the vaccines under that Programme to that child

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child any of the following sets of vaccines where the child concerned, although a registered child in respect of another general practitioner, has not received any vaccines under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme from the general practitioner in respect of whom the child is a registered child, provided that the general practitioner administers the set of vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Programme at 2 months of age:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(d) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€76.41

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child any of the following sets of vaccines where the child concerned is a registered child in respect of another general practitioner, and has received all vaccines under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme from another general practitioner (whether or not the general practitioner in respect of whom the child is a registered child), provided that the general practitioner administers the set of vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Programme and referred to in paragraph (a):

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(c) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€91.90

3

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child either of the following sets of vaccines where the child concerned is a registered child in respect of another general practitioner and has received vaccines scheduled to be administered at 2 and 4 months of age under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme from another general practitioner (whether or not the general practitioner in respect of whom the child is a registered child), provided that the general practitioner administers the set of vaccines scheduled to be administered to that child under the Programme at 6 months of age:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(b) MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€91.90

4

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child the MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€99.38

5

Additional amount payable to a general practitioner for the administration of the MMR vaccine, Men B vaccine and Varicella vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age under Part C.

€30.00

6

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child a Men C vaccine and 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 13 months of age under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme where the child concerned is not a registered child in respect of the general practitioner but is a registered child in respect of another general practitioner.

€18.82

7

Amount payable to a general practitioner per PCV up to a maximum of 3 PCVs administered to a child under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme where the child concerned is not a registered child in respect of the general practitioner and provided that the amount payable for administering the third PCV is payable only where the PCV concerned is administered to the child on or after the day on which he or she reaches 12 months of age and before the day on which he or she reaches 24 months of age.

€18.82

Part D

Services rendered in respect of the administration of vaccines to a registered child born on or after 1 October 2024 under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme where no other vaccines are administered to that child under that Programme by any other general practitioner

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child a 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme, where no vaccines scheduled to be administered after 2 months of age under that Programme are administered, by the general practitioner concerned or any other general practitioner, to the registered child concerned.

€5.16

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child a 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme, where no vaccines scheduled to be administered after 4 months of age under that Programme are administered, by the general practitioner concerned or any other general practitioner, to the registered child concerned.

€72.24

3

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a registered child all of the following vaccines, where no vaccines scheduled to be administered after 4 months of age under that Programme are administered, by the general practitioner concerned or any other general practitioner, to the registered child concerned:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age.

€77.40

Part E

Services rendered in respect of opportunistic screening and administration of one set of vaccines to a child born on or after 1 October 2024 under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to an individual any one of the following sets of vaccines where the individual is not a registered child in relation to any general practitioner provided that the set of vaccines concerned is administered to the individual on the same day by the general practitioner (or by the general practitioner concerned and another general practitioner in the same practice) and that the general practitioner or general practitioners concerned do not administer any of the other sets of vaccines to the individual concerned:

(a) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 2 months of age;

(b) 6 in 1 vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 4 months of age;

(c) 6 in 1 vaccine scheduled to be administered at 6 months of age;

(d) MMR vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age.

€67.04

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering the Varicella vaccine to an individual where the individual is not a registered child in relation to any general practitioner provided the vaccine concerned is administered to the individual on the same day as the MMR vaccine and Men B vaccine scheduled to be administered at 12 months of age by the general practitioner (or by the general practitioner concerned and another general practitioner in the same practice) and that the general practitioner or general practitioners concerned do not administer any of the other sets of vaccines specified in Part E, paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) in column (2) opposite reference number 1, to the individual concerned.

€30.00

Part F

Services rendered in respect of the administration of a 4 in 1 vaccine or an MMRV vaccine or both scheduled to be administered under the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme to a child born on or after 1 October 2024 who is more than 4 years of age where the general practitioner has been informed that it is not possible for the vaccine or vaccines concerned to be administered by the Health Service Executive in a school setting

Reference Number

(1)

Service (2)

Amount

(3)

1

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child either –

(a) a 4 in 1 vaccine, or

(b) an MMRV vaccine,

where the child is more than 4 years of age provided that the vaccine which is administered is not administered by the general practitioner (or by another general practitioner in the same practice) on the same day as the other vaccine.

€36.03

2

Amount payable to a general practitioner for administering to a child –

(a) a 4 in 1 vaccine, and

(b) an MMRV vaccine,

where the child is more than 4 years of age and both vaccines are administered on the same day by the general practitioner or by the general practitioner concerned and another general practitioner in the same practice.

€54.04