Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

Ms McGuinness has indicated that a doctor considers these applications but that has always been the case, or at least it was always the case in south Tipperary. The cards were granted by a doctor. It is now certain that it is almost impossible to get a discretionary card on medical grounds and unfortunately, the only way to get a card urgently is if a GP certifies in writing that a condition is terminal. That is outrageous.