Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy should understand that no Minister or the HSE can award directly a medical card outside the legislation this House has passed.

While the Deputy stated he was reluctant to bring up individual cases, he then of course went on to so do. However, I can tell him that in respect of the particular court case to which he referred, the HSE has been in touch with that family in a sensitive fashion. It is dealing with those issues as best it can within the available resources, entitlements and eligibility that are in place. I believe the family would appreciate that.

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