Medical Card Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 November 2018

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Questions (160)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations in the report Make Work Pay, especially relating to medical card eligibility, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48544/18]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The recommendations in the Make Work Pay for People with Disabilities Report in relation to medical cards were, firstly, to remove the requirement that work undertaken for the purposes of the medical card earnings disregard must be of a "rehabilitative" nature and, secondly, to increase the earnings disregard. 

The first recommendation was implemented by the HSE last year. It is intended that the second recommendation will be implemented by the HSE before year end.