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I need a sick cert for work or college

Statutory Sick Pay needs a medical cert from the first day you are off.

  1. Online GP

    An online GP can give you a cert after a short consult; some do it from a form or a recorded video. You pay a fee.

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  2. Or your own GP

    Your own GP can certify you too, and is needed if you are off for more than 6 weeks on Illness Benefit.

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See a doctor online, no family GP

Video or phone, depending on the provider. From €34.99: the lowest published weekday fee of the 16 online GPs we list.

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Your appointment is with the online provider, not your family GP, and the provider’s own privacy terms apply. Doctors owe young people confidentiality, but can’t promise absolute secrecy (what that means). You pay a fee. Under 18? Check the provider’s age rules before you book. Fees from each provider's own site, checked 29 October 2026, listed on gpcompare.ie.

Source: gov.ie: Illness Benefit. Checked 29 October 2026.