Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Specifically, in respect of the withdrawal of the medical card from pensioners, I received a call this morning from a pensioner who was on VHI but qualified for the medical card when he turned 70 and stopped paying VHI. Can that pensioner get back into VHI now and, if so, what will it cost? What type of cover will the VHI provide to such a pensioner if he does manage to get back into it?

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