Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date, in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government, on which the expert group to develop guidelines for a personal health check was established; if the commitment to report by mid-2008 will be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18309/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Programme for Government contains a commitment to the development of a freely available and personalised national programme to provide for the prevention and early detection of illnesses for both men and women.

The Programme intends that guidelines should be developed for the Personal Health Check based on best available national and international evidence of what works well, with structured call and recall arrangements during a person's life and provision for appropriate clinical follow-up where required.

My Department is at present examining a range of issues which need to be addressed in order to decide how best to proceed in relation to this commitment, in the context of international best practice, our own national health policy and the many competing priorities for heath service development.