Dáil debates
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage
7:05 pm
Richard 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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