Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is aware of the history of medical card entitlement. I do not believe people, regardless of income or medical condition, should automatically receive medical cards. The introduction by Deputy Micheál Martin when Minister for Health of universal entitlement to a medical card for the over-70s, regardless of income, resulted in wealthy millionionaires being entitled to a medical card.