Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the universal social charge will be an allowable expense when calculating entitlement to a medical card, in view of the fact that medical card holders were exempt from the income levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47531/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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My colleague Mr Brian Lenihan, Minister for Finance has advised that there will be no exemption for medical card holders from the Universal Social Charge (USC). However, all Social Welfare Payments will be exempt from the Charge. The situation is that most medical card holders are in receipt of social welfare payments. Those payment will not be subject to the Universal Social Charge. However, where a medical card holders has other income, that will be subject to USC.