asked the Minister for Health if he will state, in order to clarify the present doubtful position, whether all persons whose yearly means are less than £600, and their dependents, are eligible for the hospital and specialist services supplied under the Health Act, 1953, as amended by the 1957 Act.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Eligibility for Hospital and Specialist Services.
I am not aware that any doubt exists. All persons whose yearly means, as defined in the Act, are less than £600, and their dependents, are entitled to avail themselves of the services referred to in the question, in accordance with the arrangements made by their health authority for the provision of such services.