Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

One moment, please. In addition, there is €1 billion in regard to the capital programme.

I regret that is the situation, but we have sought to achieve that seven of every ten people over 70 will be eligible for that medical card on the means test grounds, based on the data that are available for those who were in receipt of medical card between the age of 66 and 70 and who got the card when they came to the age of 70.

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