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
1:10 pm
Mr. Tony O'Brien:
There are probably very few over 70s. The Oireachtas voted through changes in the thresholds to come into effect this year, which triggered review processes which commenced in February. The reviews take three months and that has consequences for the impact. These are targeted reviews focused on approximately 65,000 of the population which are now coming to conclusion. In that context, the chances that there are many over 70s in the big figure is very small.
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