Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is an issue that needs to be addressed. I have previously engaged with the relevant Ministers on this issue.

The final issue relates to the Minister and the Department of Health. It was announced by the Government that a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Health will again be necessary. This relates to the U-turn by Government, rightly so, in relation to discretionary medical cards. Will the Taoiseach tell the House when that Supplementary Estimate will be brought before the House and if it will be only in respect of money required for address of the medical cards issue or, as has been mentioned, amounts of up to €500 million?

Other figures have been mentioned, one being as high as €500 million.

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