Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 1 in the names of Deputies Ó Caoláin and Kelleher proposes to delete section 1. Section 1 sets out the principle embodied in the Bill, that is, the introduction of a lower income threshold for medical cards for persons aged 70 years and over. The amendment is, therefore, in conflict with the principle of the Bill, as read a Second Time, and is ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 131.

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