Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is happening because the Taoiseach endorsed the HSE service plan last year which has allowed the HSE to use income eligibility guidelines to review every one of those cards. This comes from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and the review. The basic rule of thumb is that anyone with a card who is above income guidelines gets a letter to the effect that if they can prove it, the person can get the card back. This is what is happening. This is the change in policy.

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