Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage
5:30 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Will the Minister distribute his note to committee members afterwards?
I picked a figure in the order of €50,000 or an impact of over €900 for a reason. An elderly couple are entitled to medical cards if their income is under €900. These people would be in the over 70 category. Yet, they are being charged the public service pension reduction on a figure that entitles them to a medical card.