John Kelly (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Leader to bring the following matter to the attention of the Minister for Health because the problems related to medical card assessments have not gone away. I know for a fact that families who submitted comprehensive information to the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, have had some of their documentation selected but not some documentation that would favour their application. It is quite frustrating to deal with the PCRS. Only two weeks ago I had a situation where a fellow who submitted a P60 showing that he earned ¤19,000 per year received a written reply stating that he was ¤8,450 a week over the limit for receipt of a medical card. If that is an example of the work being done then it is important that the Minister steps in again to resolve the issues.