asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement regarding an estimate of the cost to the State of changing the present system of payment of fee per patient rather than per visit and per prescription; and the proposals, if any, there are to change the present system.
Written Answers. - Fee Payment System.
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The negotiations with the Irish Medical Organisation on a new method of payment for doctors in the GMS are still at a relatively early stage. It would be premature, therefore, to speculate on their outcome on the lines of the Deputy's question.
I will, however, be pleased to let the Deputy have a more comprehensive statement at the appropriate time.