Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce preventative health proposals for the primary care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21262/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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A review is being conducted at present under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission of the contractual arrangements for the provision of general practitioner services to General Medical Services (GMS) clients and for the provision of other publicly funded GP services. It is intended that the outcome of the review should provide the basis into the future for the delivery of comprehensive, multidisciplinary services in the primary care setting. The aim is to reform the contract for the delivery by GPs of the existing range of GMS services and also to extend the nature of service beyond the traditional diagnosis and treatment model potentially to accommodate management of chronic illness, disease prevention and screening programmes, dealing with minor injuries and minor surgery work.