Ireland has 40 doctors per 10,000 population.

Omissions

• The most recent official figure is 3.8 practising doctors per 1 000 population (≈38 per 10 000), slightly below the 40 per 10 000 claimed; the MEP rounded up.
• The claim cites no reference year; the closest available data (2023/2024 reference period) gives 3.8 per 1 000.
• If used to imply a strong health workforce, the claim omits that Ireland's physician density remains BELOW the EU average of 4.3 per 1 000, as noted in the same OECD source.
• The two sources located (both OECD publications) are not fully independent of one another, as they draw on the same OECD/Eurostat health-statistics dataset.

Sources

• PrimaryOECD — Health at a Glance 2025: Ireland"There are 3.8 practising doctors per 1 000 population in Ireland (OECD average 3.9); and 13.7 practising nurses (OECD average 9.2)."
• PrimaryOECD/European Observatory — Ireland Country Health Profile 2025"As a result, Ireland's physician density of 3.8 per 1 000 population remains below the EU average of 4.3."