183 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will relax the conditions whereby doctors are required to have been in general practice here for five years before they can qualify for inclusion on the list of general practitioner for the purposes of the general medical services scheme, especially in view of both the need for more GPs generally, especially in areas in which there is currently a shortage, and the needs of immigrant communities, many of whom prefer doctors who speak their native languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18443/09]

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183 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will relax the conditions whereby doctors are required to have been in general practice here for five years before they can qualify for inclusion on the list of general practitioner for the purposes of the general medical services scheme, especially in view of both the need for more GPs generally, especially in areas in which there is currently a shortage, and the needs of immigrant communities, many of whom prefer doctors who speak their native languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18443/09]

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