Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Some 40,000 people have already been selected for review, as far as I can ascertain. The grand plan has been announced but the day-to-day reality is that medical cards are being withdrawn and people who would previously have qualified on discretionary grounds are no longer being accommodated. That is the truth of the matter.

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