334. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking in the short-term, notwithstanding the Government’s commitments to reforms in this area under the Sláintecare plan, to ensure that general practitioners cannot charge excessive fees to patients who do not hold a medical card or general practitioner visit card; the steps his Department is taking in the context of the implementation of Sláintecare to move to a system of universal general practitioner care without charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45835/21]

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334. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking in the short-term, notwithstanding the Government’s commitments to reforms in this area under the Sláintecare plan, to ensure that general practitioners cannot charge excessive fees to patients who do not hold a medical card or general practitioner visit card; the steps his Department is taking in the context of the implementation of Sláintecare to move to a system of universal general practitioner care without charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45835/21]

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