Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

I put on the record my appreciation for the manner in which the Minister's office dealt with this matter. However, in general, there are many other issues with the medical card renewal process. The idea a person waiting for a medical card renewal can claim back medical expenses they incurred when it is re-issued is not happening. I have several cases where individuals have had to pay pharmacists for medicines because they were not allowed to backdate the costs incurred when they were in transition between their old medical card and the issuing of a new one.

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