Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health

Health (Alteration of Eligibility Criteria) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage

12:40 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Not everyone over 70 years is retired. There are those over 70 in paid employment who are taxpayers. They may not comprise a large number, yet the position on their medical card entitlement under the terms of this and previous legislation is such that they are being evaluated on the basis of their gross pay, not their net pay. I use the term "pay" certainly-----

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