Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Administration
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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620. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for processing medical card applications. [32037/14]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The 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 has issued to Oireachtas members.
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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621. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for processing medical card applications following additional information being supplied and his views on the timeframe for finalising these applications [32038/14]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The 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 has issued to Oireachtas members.
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