Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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154. To ask the Minister for Health if the new and revised general practitioner contract will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15543/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Talks between the State and the IMO on the development of a package of measures and reforms to modernise the current GMS contract resumed in October 2018.  

There has been intensive engagement in recent weeks which has resulted in good progress being made, however there are a number of issues that remain to be finalised.

Agreement on the delivery of service improvements and contractual reform would provide substantial benefits for patients and facilitate a very significant increase in the resourcing of general practice on a multi-annual basis. 

In line with the long-established approach to such processes, and by agreement of the parties concerned, I am not in position to give further details while engagement between the parties is under way.