Written answers
Tuesday, 12 October 2004
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
9:00 pm
Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South, Labour)
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Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the income eligibility limits for medical cards at the end of 1997. [24424/04]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The medical card income guidelines for 1997 are as follows:
Category | |
Single person living alone (under 66) | (£88.00) â¬111.74 |
Single person living alone (66-79) | (£96.00) â¬121.89 |
Single person living alone (80 or over) | (£100.50) â¬127.61 |
Single person living with family (under 66) | (£78.00) â¬99.04 |
Single person living with family (66-79) | (£83.00) â¬105.39 |
Single person living with family (80 or over) | (£86.00) â¬109.20 |
Married couple (under 66) | (£127.50) â¬161.89 |
Married couple (66-79) | (£143.00) â¬181.57 |
Married couple (80 or over) | (£150.00) â¬190.46 |
Allowance for each child under 16 | (£15.50) â¬19.68 |
Allowance for other dependants | (£17.00) â¬21.59 |
Allowance for house expenses: | |
(e.g. rent, mortgage) â figure over | (£15.50) â¬19.68 |
Allowance for cost of travelling to work: | |
Cost allowed per week over | (£14.00) â¬17.78 |
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