Dan Neville
Question:135 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if elderly people who are prescribed respite care at a health board hospital are covered under the medical card scheme. [9208/01]
Written Answers. - Medical Card Scheme.
The eligibility for medical cards of elderly people who receive respite care in a health board hospital depends on the health board's chief executive officer's decision on such eligibility in the light of the person's specific circumstances.