Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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630. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) is not part of direct negotiations with his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to a new general practitioner contract and the reversal of FEMPI whereas another organisation is; if the anomaly will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35661/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Government is committed to engaging with the representatives of general practitioners on the development of a package of measures and reforms to modernise the 1989 GMS Contract.

Officials from my Department and the HSE met with the Irish Medical Organisation at the beginning of May to set out the State's position in relation to reform of the GMS contract.

Agreement on the delivery of service improvements and contractual reform has the potential to facilitate a substantial increase in the resourcing of general practice on a multiannual basis. 

I have acknowledged that the National Association of General Practitioners is anxious to be involved in discussions about reform of the GMS contract and have already indicated my willingness to consult with them on the many issues facing general practice.