Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this amendment. The Minister will recall that I tabled an amendment on Committee Stage which sought to deal with some of the issues he has highlighted. In particular, I had been contacted, as I know other Deputies were, by medical practitioners who were concerned the Revenue Commissioners were going to alter their policy and introduce a new policy as and from January next that would have the effect, as the Minister has said, that income received under the GMS scheme by medical practitioners working in a partnership would no longer be assessed as income of the partnership. I welcome that the Minister has introduced this amendment, which gives effect to part of what I sought to achieve in the amendment I put forward. As he has indicated, there are issues that remain outstanding but this is a worthwhile amendment. I am glad to support it and I thank the Minister for bringing it before the House.

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