Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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The 2014 report is nearly ten years old. I hope it will be reviewed in the foreseeable future to look at how things could be done better. Time has moved on, as have costs and situations. I ask the HSE to reconsider and review that report to see if it can be tweaked in respect of issues that have arisen, particularly in the context of the cost of living, which has been a significant issue in recent years. There are people who have a diagnosis and lost their job but cannot get a medical card because they are €50 over the limit. It is difficult to hear that a person who has worked all his or her life cannot afford a particular treatment because he or she is over the limit by €50 and not eligible for a medical card.