Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can give Deputy Martin the number of discretionary medical cards that were allocated this year. Twenty thousand newcomers were allocated medical cards on that same discretionary basis. Deputy Martin is entitled to ask the question. In many of these cases, where a determination is made on discretion, the person involved might be entitled to a long-term illness card which gives them aids, appliances and facilities for their particular requirements. I am sorry I cannot give a more comprehensive answer because I did not have notice of this and I do not have the details of this particular child in front of me.

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