Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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133. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a private general practitioner can refuse an appointment for a private patient; the criteria applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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GPs are private contractors and issues relating to appointments for private patients are a matter of private contract between the clinician and the patient. If the patient has a complaint, they may wish to contact the Medical Council which is the regulatory body for doctors in Ireland.