Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I did not have to return to the constituency of Donegal South-West to appreciate the anger caused by last week's decision on medical cards for the over 70s. I first entered this House in 1981 and I have never experienced such anger, anxiety and fear among the over 70s and their families. Even among those who would have qualified under the initial decision, there was the fear of the unknown.

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