Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If they have, I expect them to act with a sense of urgency. They can prove that when they respond to the questions asked by Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Will they expect families with sick children to wait even longer than they already have?

In the next year, will they expect families to continue to go through the rigorous application process and the household audit they have had to endure to prove their sick child is deserving of a medical card? There is no reason to allow this to be postponed for upwards of a year. I ask the Ministers to do the right thing by these families and their children and bring a sense of urgency to this issue. They should prove me wrong by not kicking it down the road. They should act on it, but do it this year.

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