James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the programme for Government commitment to develop a freely available and personalised national programme to provide for the prevention and early detection of illnesses for both men and women; if the expert group has been established; the members of this group; if the expert group has reported; if this report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30010/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Programme for Government intended that guidelines should be developed for a 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 undertook a preliminary examination of a range of issues in relation to this commitment. However, planning for a Personal Health Check did not proceed in light of the strategies which have been or are being developed on cardiovascular and other chronic disease and the many competing priorities for health service development. The commitment will fall to be addressed in the forthcoming review of the programme in light of the current economic circumstances.