Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government decided to make €13 million available for the return of discretionary cards that were taken away from people in the review system.

The Minister for Health has set up the clinical assessment panel to move to a situation in which the medical condition of a person applying for a new card today can be used to give that person access to medical facilities. Over 1,000 submissions have already been received.

Sometimes Deputy Martin avoids things that are important. The Minister made it clear yesterday that in the cases he mentioned, such as a child born today with exceptional circumstances-----

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