I propose to answer Questions Nos. 10 and 51 together.
The report prepared by Professor Tussing is a wide-ranging review of the Irish health care system and is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about health policy. As the House will be aware, I have placed proposals before the Government for a significant reorganisation of the arrangements for the delivery of health services. My Department are also engaged in negotiations with the medical profession on the future of the general medical service scheme, arising from the publication of a comprehensive working party report. The results of my examination of the Tussing report will be reflected in the outcome of these and other strategic initiatives in the areas covered by the report.