Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an issue of local and national importance, namely, the urgent need for a full debate on the medical card means test and regulation. Many extremely needy cases are being cut off under the current review and in one case it meant a person could no longer afford his medication from January last. He became seriously ill in March and the taxpayer has had to bear the expense of both his hospitalisation and ongoing social welfare. This system must be re-evaluated so the community welfare officers can have more leeway to deal with circumstances as they see them.

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