Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason general practitioners in general practice who have retired from the general medical service on age grounds and are fully covered by insurance and registered with the Irish Medical Council are not provided with influenza vaccines for their patients; the reason they are not provided with vaccines for the immunisation of children, MMR and Pridel, in view of the fact that their mothers are being cared for by the GP in antenatal care but they have to refer the children to GMS doctors against the wishes of their parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36157/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if general practitioners in private practice who are retired from the general medical service on age grounds and are fully covered by insurance and registered with the Irish Medical Council will be supplied with and permitted to provide the swine influenza vaccine to their patients who would be considered eligible for such vaccine on health grounds and when it is considered by the GP that it would be beneficial to the health of the patient. [36158/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred it to the HSE for direct reply.