Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2013
155. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 with A. M. leukaemia has been refused a medical card on the grounds that they did not have an income although they explained that their jobseeker's allowance was stopped because they were ill and had applied for illness benefit on which a decision has yet to be made. [51114/13]
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 issued to Oireachtas members.
