asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that different computation methods for medical card qualification are applied to the farming community which excluded many, who would otherwise qualify in any other category of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Medical Card Qualification.
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The computation procedures followed in assessing eligibility for medical card purposes are matters for the chief executive officers of health boards. Therefore any alleged anomaly in the application of the guidelines should, in the first instance, be drawn to the attention of the relevant chief executive officer.