Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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I cannot see the point of that. We all want those whose cases are worthy to receive their medical cards. Ninety-nine percent of those to whom I refer have worthy cases. Any of us in possession of a medical card whose income rose above the threshold might retain it in the hope that nobody would notice. That is probably quite natural. When someone is identified as having retained his or her card despite having exceeded the income limit, he or she is not charged with having committing a criminal offence under the law. I do not know whether the law is right or wrong in this regard, but nothing is being done. Is the PCRS not under an obligation to do something in respect of those who hold on to medical cards to which they are not entitled once it discovers that this is the case?