312 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the existing medical card contract with general practitioners includes the taking of necessary blood tests or if medical card patients are required to attend hospital for such tests; if she has done an analysis on the comparative cost and turnaround of requiring blood tests to be done in hospital compared to general practitioner surgery; and her views on an incentive for GPs to take blood tests at their surgeries. [12648/10]

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312 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the existing medical card contract with general practitioners includes the taking of necessary blood tests or if medical card patients are required to attend hospital for such tests; if she has done an analysis on the comparative cost and turnaround of requiring blood tests to be done in hospital compared to general practitioner surgery; and her views on an incentive for GPs to take blood tests at their surgeries. [12648/10]

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