Results 16,621-16,640 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Bill 2008 gives effect to recent Government decisions to end the automatic entitlement to a medical card, irrespective of income, for people aged 70 years and over and to introduce new arrangements in order that the vast majority of people aged 70 years and over will continue to have medical cards under a new income threshold. With the enactment of this Bill, people aged 70 years...
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: That is correct.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: I will ensure that the amendment is circulated later. It will ensure that for a period of three years a widow or widower will be assessed on their gross income and not changing circumstances, such as a pension being halved.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Would they prefer that even if the inflation rate is negative?
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: It is very possible. That is the reason it is in that form.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: That is a matter for the Minister for Finance. It is in the amendment to the Finance Bill 2008.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Is the Deputy talking about people in all age groups?
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Is the Deputy talking about such people regardless of age?
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: There is no cap.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: There is a discretionary medical card.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: A sum of money is available for that. There are 70,000 such cards in the system at present.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Yes.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: There is always a cap.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Everything is capped.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Everything is subject to resources.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy is aware that we do not have unlimited resources.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy said last December that we should do what we are doing now.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: That is not true.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: I wish to clarify to be helpful. We are not imputing any income. I said that in my comments. It will be based on actual income. Up to now income was imputed on property or whatever.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Yes.