Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

As the Government clearly intended by its proposed timing of the legislation on the GP only medical cards to dovetail with its idea of when the by-elections would take place, and now that the date has been brought forward and the Government has been wrong-footed somewhat, will the legislation to introduce the GP only medical cards be brought forward to give an opportunity of presenting some good news to more of the electorate in advance of 11 March?

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