Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1642. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to help two persons (details supplied) obtain their medical records. [37857/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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GPs are private practitioners and the medical records of private patients are a matter of private contract between the patient and the GP.

Notwithstanding this, and due to the exceptional circumstances involved with respect to the particular GP practice referred to by the Deputy, my Department has liaised with relevant stakeholders in the matter, including The Medical Council. The Medical Council is party to the relevant enforcement orders in this matter in relation to patient records with a view to the effective implementation of the orders of the Court. Efforts to this end are continuing.