Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I compliment Deputy Billy Kelleher on tabling the motion. I agree with Deputy Ann Phelan who said we do not have a monopoly of concern on this side of the House so far as these issues are concerned. I respect the acknowledgement of the fact that problems were cited by Deputies Paul J. Connaughton, Deputy Gerard Nash and even Deputy Jerry Buttimer has accepted, through his committee work, that there is a particular problem. However, Deputy Regina Doherty described the whole thing as a puff of smoke. The concern we have across all benches in the House about people who are in receipt of these particular medical cards is not a puff of smoke. It is something that is very genuine and very real.

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