Seanad debates
Friday, 12 December 2008
Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages
4:00 pm
Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)
The Senator may well be right that there is a substantial number of millionaires and billionaires over 70 benefiting from not having to pay income tax. However, it may also be the case that there are not many people over 70 with such wealth. Consequently, it serves no great purpose to abolish their medical cards.
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