Dáil debates

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage

 

7:05 pm

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

No, but the Minister is saying that the saving that will result from changing the eligibility criteria will be approximately €20 million. The Fianna Fáil Government used the same figure at the time as a result of reducing the income to €36,000. The Minister is saying that reducing it from €36,000 to €31,000 will save €20 million.

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