Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 February 2010
29 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the average time it takes to process medical card applications in the centralised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6943/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wrote to all Oireachtas members on 19th January 2010, outlining a range of measures being employed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to address issues arising from the centralising of the medical card application and review process to the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in Dublin, and I also referred to the various enhancements that this process will facilitate upon completion. As the information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the HSE to my Department as a matter of routine, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
