Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

The guidelines used for assessing terminally ill patients for medical cards are the guidelines that were used when Deputy Howlin or Deputy Noonan were Ministers for Health and Children or even the former Minister, Mr. Brendan Corish, if the Deputy wants to go back that far. The guidelines have been used for the past 30 years without change and will not change.

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