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Social Welfare Benefits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Ceisteanna (552)

Anne Ferris

Ceist:

607 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of benefits provided by his Department to services to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; his response to any such request; if he is planning to implement any such cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/12]

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The Government has no plans to introduce changes to the assessment criteria for medical cards which would impact adversely on older people.

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