Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of doctors who are not aware of this emergency form that they can apply on. There must be greater awareness. I had a case of a lady who applied online in January. She got her medical card last week despite that she is very ill with cancer and is getting cancer treatment. That is very unfair. There should be people in the medical card office who will look at the applications when they come in and decide whether they need more information on an application or not. Information is being requested two or three weeks later and it is not good enough, particularly in cases where people suffer from cancer.

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