Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards
12:20 pm
Mr. John Hennessy:
I will take that question. There is quite a distinction between the over 70s scheme for medical card cover and the normal medical card scheme under section 45 of the Health Act. There is a distinctly different qualification system. If someone is over 70 and they are under a particular gross income, they get a card with no other questions asked.
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