Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 May 2013
249. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who submitted their application for a medical card before 1 April 2013 are disqualified from including expenses previously taken into account before additional legislation was enforced on 1 April 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20692/13]
View answerThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has recently reissued to Oireachtas members.
