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Medical Card Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Questions (486)

Seán Fleming

Question:

486. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if persons over 70 years of age who are over 20 years in long-term residential care provided by the Health Service Executive in regional or community hospitals are entitled to a medical card where they are only in receipt of the State pension; if the income of their spouses, with whom they have not lived with for over 30 years since entering long-term residential care under the HSE, is taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/14]

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Oral answers (1 contributions)

Under the Health Act 1970, as amended, married persons automatically have the couple's gross income limit applied during the assessment process for eligibility for a medical card, regardless of where either spouse is living.

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