asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of students above the original estimated 40,000 who will now qualify for a medical card as a result of his announcement on radio on Sunday, 26 February 1984.
Written Answers. - Students' Medical Cards.
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The statement made by me on radio on 26 February 1984 arose from clarification of the provisions of the Health Services (No. 3) Regulations, 1983, and an agreed interpretation of these regulations with the Union of Students in Ireland. The original estimate of students in the 16 to 25 years age group who will retain their medical cards is not altered by the agreed interpretation.