Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 November 2016
154. Deputy Michael D'Arcy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card living in County Wexford have to pay a fee for accident and emergency at Dublin dental hospital while persons with the same medical card from counties Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33912/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information was issued to Oireachtas members.
