Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Anybody who is eligible for a medical card under the system and guidelines will get it. If there are any circumstances where a Deputy suggests those eligible for medical cards do not have one, we need to know about it because if they are eligible, they will receive it. As I indicated, we had a system which had huge disparities throughout the country. We now have a fair system. Surely it is much better to have a fair, consistent and clear system in order that people know where they stand. This is the type of system I want to see.

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