A large body of national and international evidence recognises the health benefits of participation in regular physical activity. Being regularly physically active: • reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, some cancers, depression, anxiety and cognitive decline; • improves quality of life for those living with chronic disease. Even for those who cannot or do not meet the minimum guidelines for weekly physical activity, small increases in physical activity levels are associated with reduced risk of premature mortality. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified health services and health care professionals, particularly those working in primary care, as being uniquely placed to raise the topic of physical activity and deliver key messages to promote physical activity. In this context, health services play an important role in the ‘whole-systems’ or ‘whole of society’ approach to increasing physical activity across the population. A Physical Activity Pathway in Healthcare (PAPH) is a set of steps a healthcare professional can take to encourage people to be more physically active. These include screening, intervention, participation and review. All healthcare professionals can integrate a PAPH into their clinical practice. Those working in primary care have the opportunity to reach a greater proportion of the population who are inactive. A Physical Activity Pathways in Healthcare Model (PAPHM) is a range of organisational enablers that build the capacity for individual healthcare professionals to implement the PAPH in clinical practice. Implementing a PAPHM for the Irish context is a key priority in the governments National Physical Activity Action Plan 2024-2029. Informed by evidence and stakeholder engagement, 10 key recommendations will guide the work of the HSE in this. A suite of priority actions have been identified to drive implementation of these over the period 2024-2029. The capacity to deliver on these actions is dependent on leveraging existing and new resources over this time.