Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)

Regardless of who is eligible for the service and other issues the Tánaiste wishes to tidy up, is it illegal to charge a medical card patient a top-up fee if the fee, no matter how small, is already paid by the HSE? Whatever about the patient offering the provider a gratuity payment, is it illegal to seek a payment from any patient provided a service in the GMS?

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