Éamon Ó Cuív
Question:161. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the various illnesses included on the long-term illness list; if chronic kidney disease will be included on the long-term list under any circumstances; the extra documentation that is necessary to support a case for inclusion of this illness under the current scheme; if there is an appeal process; the way a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5, who suffers with chronic kidney disease, can avail of the long-term illness scheme in circumstances where they do not qualify for a medical card as they reside with their parents but cannot afford the €144 per month for necessary medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27481/14]
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