236 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is a maximum payment for a visit to a general practitioner or if it is that the GP can charge for a consultation and a further charge for a prescription in the same consultative visit; if a GP is entitled to charge a fee to a person seeking a medical certificate for a person’s work commitments, if the person has been charged above the stated rate if such exists, or if they are charged in respect of the medical certificate; the appeal mechanism available to the person; the mechanism available to such a person to obtain a GP service if his or her GP adopts any or all of these discretions; if no mechanisms are available to appeal exists, her plans to implement limits or protection of patients in the context of overcharging or incorrectly charging with regard to medical certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10399/08]

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236 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is a maximum payment for a visit to a general practitioner or if it is that the GP can charge for a consultation and a further charge for a prescription in the same consultative visit; if a GP is entitled to charge a fee to a person seeking a medical certificate for a person’s work commitments, if the person has been charged above the stated rate if such exists, or if they are charged in respect of the medical certificate; the appeal mechanism available to the person; the mechanism available to such a person to obtain a GP service if his or her GP adopts any or all of these discretions; if no mechanisms are available to appeal exists, her plans to implement limits or protection of patients in the context of overcharging or incorrectly charging with regard to medical certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10399/08]

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