Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the role of the GPIT unit in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8368/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The general practice information technology project, GPIT, was a joint project undertaken between the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, and my Department with the objective of promoting the development of information technology in general practice. The project achieved significant progress in its core remit as well as in a number of related areas, including messaging standards and accreditation of software.

My Department, the HSE and the ICGP are currently working jointly on arrangements to build upon the work undertaken by the GPIT project, in the context of the restructuring of the health services and work undertaken under the auspices of my Department and the Health Service Executive to consider the future ICT needs of primary care.