Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 24 June 2010, the options available to a female resident in a direct provision centre to which a male general practitioner has been assigned by the Health Service Executive if they do not wish to visit a male GP for personal, cultural or religious reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28943/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The general rules underpinning eligibility for general practitioner services were outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 24 June 2010. As the issue raised in this PQ is an operational matter, I will forward to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the special training available for general practitioners assigned by the Health Service Executive to direct provision centres regarding cultural issues and the physical and psychological traumas many of the residents have endured. [28944/10]

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