Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It probably took two or three months to deal with the original application. We were used to these extended delays with social welfare payments, but it is a new procedure to have it in the appeals office for the unit within the HSE dealing with medical cards. The Taoiseach is the only one in the Chamber on the Government side at this stage.

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