549. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the National Centre for Medical Genetics; the reason it is no longer to be a national centre; the plans in place to have a national centre; if it is envisaged that adult services and external clinics will be dropped from this; the place the centre is to have in the Irish national plan for rare diseases in view of the fact that the work of geneticists can ultimately save money with preventative care and the fact that Ireland has a low number of geneticists per capita when compared to other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49580/14]

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549. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the National Centre for Medical Genetics; the reason it is no longer to be a national centre; the plans in place to have a national centre; if it is envisaged that adult services and external clinics will be dropped from this; the place the centre is to have in the Irish national plan for rare diseases in view of the fact that the work of geneticists can ultimately save money with preventative care and the fact that Ireland has a low number of geneticists per capita when compared to other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49580/14]

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