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The cheapest visit to a GP in Ireland is €39.. but you’ll have to live in or travel to Leitrim for it.

Going to a doctor in Dublin will set you back a bank-busting €55 a pop, new research reveals.

The national average for a GP visit still €50 per visit, with

Donegal, Sligo and Kerry coming in cheapest after Leitrim at €40.

The most expensive are Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Wicklow and Westmeath, all costing over €50 a go.

The research was carried out by WhatClinic.com, which also revealed there are serious concerns among GPs about the new free health care system for under-sixes.

Even though the new scheme will save Irish families €175 per child a year, nine out of 10 GPs say it’s a bad move.

Docs are concerned the scheme will put more pressure on their practices and reduce the level of care they are able to provide.

And eight out of 10 said the scheme will hit city centre clinics harder financially, as they have more patients to oversee.

So far more than 79,000 children have already been registered and more than 2,030 GPs signed up to provide the service.

Another concern among GPs is that children under six are not the group that need care most urgently.

GPs are offered €125 a year per child, but say this is not enough.

The research discovered that parents take their children to the GP 3.5 times a year, but parents with babies under the age of one could have to visit 12 times.

Emily Ross, director of WhatClinic.com, said: “Our poll indicates that while there are indeed families who find themselves frequently visiting the doctor, there are also families who very rarely need a GP.

“The majority of families polled visited their GP between two and five times per year per child, with an average of 3.5 visits per year.

“Of course, this doesn’t take into consideration the times of year when illnesses peak, such as starting crèche, back to school, winter bugs, nor does it allow for the times children have recurring ear and throat issues.

“How these peak times are managed by GPs remains to be seen.”

Ms Ross continued: “Some GPs have flagged that under sixes aren’t the best group to qualify first for free GP care, but as an initial step towards universal health care, the very young are not a bad place to start.

“Parents who are already struggling to make ends meet now have one less headache of their own when their youngest children become ill.”

WHAT’S up doc.... see infographic below for average cost of visiting your GP