Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy acknowledged in her question, access to medical cards is means tested. It is the case that some people who go back to work retain the card. I am afraid I am not in a position to fully answer the Deputy's question because I do not know the details. I am sure the Deputy knows them, but it would not be appropriate to raise them here. I do not know to what degree the means of the constituent have changed in any way resulting in the loss of the medical card. We have changed thresholds for medical cards in recent budgets. I have worked with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and other Ministers on this. The thresholds have been increased so that people are able to go back to work and be in some form of paid occupation while keeping their medical cards. If the Deputy passes the details of her constituent on to me, if she is willing to do so, I will ask whether the issue can be looked at again. We have made changes in the past.

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