Mary Wallace (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children with cerebral palsy have extra medical costs and that it is important that such needs are covered by a medical card; the reason a person (details supplied) has such costs covered by a medical card from age two to 13 years and has had the card removed with no substantial change in family income or circumstances to warrant the case being treated differently from the previous 11 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23845/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.