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Medical Card Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Questions (434)

Michael Ring

Question:

434. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason an application for a medical card was not processed in full; if he will provide in tabular form, the date on which this application was lodged with the HSE; the dates and details of any and all information sought by the HSE from the applicant; the dates and details of the additional information submitted by the applicant; the specific information the HSE was waiting for in a response to a previous question (details supplied) as the applicant has been unable to get a verbal or a written indication of what, if any, information it was waiting on; the reason the HSE now deem the application too old to process and outline the reason it was not processed in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/14]

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Written answers

The 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.

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