Medical Card Administration

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Questions (119)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adjusting medical card thresholds to take account of the minimum wage increase on 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44307/15]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the HSE does not record whether medical card holders are earning the minimum wage, it would not be possible to provide an estimate.