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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 February 2015

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Ceisteanna (166)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

166. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 18 February 2015 with regard to the National Centre for Medical Genetics (details supplied), if it is not the case that, at present, a person can self-refer only if that person is the child of a person who had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder, and that there is by no means a free-for-all for persons who want to be screened. [8505/15]

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All individual initial referrals to the Department of Clinical Genetics at Crumlin are via a general practitioner. Self-referrals are not seen. However, where there is a clinical requirement, because of an identified clinical genetic issue, to see additional members of a patient’s family, these family members can access the service without a GP referral.

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