Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
222 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the health boards are applying the health regulations in such a way as to deny a medical card to non-working persons under 18. [1166/05]
View answerDependent children aged up to 16 years, whose parents are medical card holders, are normally covered for services under the medical card issued to their parents under the general medical services scheme.
Individual assessments of applications for medical cards from persons aged 16 and over who may or may not be dependants of their parents are made by the chief officer of the relevant area of the Health Service Executive which, under legislation, has the responsibility for such determinations.
