Following receipt of the OECD report, the Government put in train a number of actions to address issues raised. The retail pharmacy sector was criticised by the OECD in regard of the award of general medical service contracts to pharmacies on what was regarded as a restrictive basis. Restrictions included quantitative entry criteria and the offending regulations which governed this matter have been revoked. Entry to the retail pharmacy profession now has no restrictions on granting contracts in terms of location, population or viability of existing pharmacies. The opening of new pharmacies continues to be governed by the Pharmacy Acts, which apply qualitative criteria and are subject to restrictions imposed by non-pharmacy legislation such as planning law.