Mr. Paul Flanagan:

I thank the Deputy for his contribution. To address the initial query, I will explain the medical card assessment process very broadly, which is based primarily on means and residency in this State. When we look at current income thresholds for medical cards, we can look at them as being categorised across two main cohorts. The first is income thresholds for persons who are over the age of 70 and the second is income thresholds for persons under the age of 70. Income thresholds for those over the age of 70 have increased in recent years. From memory, November 2020 was the last increase for that cohort. The current rates are somewhere in the region of-----