Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2006
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
12:00 pm
Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to her press release of 26 June 2006, the amount she estimates that a couple with four children earning €1,580 gross a week would be paying in mortgage or rent, childcare and travel to work expenses and still be eligible for the doctor only medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25884/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The assessment of eligibility to medical cards and GP visit cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is determined following an examination of the income and medical need of the applicant and his/her dependants. In assessing eligibility income guidelines are used by the HSE.
The following table gives details of sample cases of how much persons can earn weekly and the weekly outgoings required to enable them to be entitled to a GP visit card.
| Increases in GP Visit Card Guidelines — June 2006 | |||||||
| Sample Cases | |||||||
| Medical Card | GPV Card | Weekly Outgoings | Total Outgoings | Total Guidelines | |||
| Base guidelines | Mortgage/rent | Childcare | Travel to work | ||||
| Single Person Living Alone | |||||||
| Aged up to 65 years | 184.00 | 276.00 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 150 | 426.00 |
| Aged between 66-69 years | 201.50 | 303.00 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 150 | 453.00 |
| Single Person Living with Family | |||||||
| Aged up to 65 years | 164.00 | 246.00 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 296.00 |
| Aged between 66-69 years | 173.50 | 260.00 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 310.00 |
| Married Couple / Single Parent Families with Dependent Children | |||||||
| Aged up to 65 years | 266.50 | 400.00 | 200 | 0 | 100 | 300 | 700.00 |
| With 1 Child | 304.50 | 457.00 | 200 | 150 | 100 | 450 | 907.00 |
| With 2 Children | 342.50 | 514.00 | 200 | 300 | 100 | 600 | 1,114.00 |
| With 3 Children | 383.50 | 576.00 | 200 | 450 | 100 | 750 | 1,326.00 |
| With 4 Children | 424.50 | 637.00 | 200 | 600 | 100 | 900 | 1,537.00 |
| Aged up to 65 years | 266.50 | 400.00 | 250 | 0 | 100 | 350 | 750.00 |
| With 1 Child | 304.50 | 457.00 | 250 | 150 | 100 | 500 | 957.00 |
| With 2 Children | 342.50 | 514.00 | 250 | 300 | 100 | 650 | 1,164.00 |
| With 3 Children | 383.50 | 576.00 | 250 | 450 | 100 | 800 | 1,376.00 |
| With 4 Children | 424.50 | 637.00 | 250 | 600 | 100 | 950 | 1,587.00 |
| Aged up to 65 years | 266.50 | 400.00 | 300 | 0 | 100 | 400 | 800.00 |
| With 1 Child | 304.50 | 457.00 | 300 | 150 | 100 | 550 | 1,007.00 |
| With 2 Children | 342.50 | 514.00 | 300 | 300 | 100 | 700 | 1,214.00 |
| With 3 Children | 383.50 | 576.00 | 300 | 450 | 100 | 850 | 1,426.00 |
| With 4 Children | 424.50 | 637.00 | 300 | 600 | 100 | 1,000 | 1,637.00 |
| Aged up to 65 years | 266.50 | 400.00 | 350 | 0 | 100 | 450 | 850.00 |
| With 1 Child | 304.50 | 457.00 | 350 | 150 | 100 | 600 | 1,057.00 |
| With 2 Children | 342.50 | 514.00 | 350 | 300 | 100 | 750 | 1,264.00 |
| With 3 Children | 383.50 | 576.00 | 350 | 450 | 100 | 900 | 1,476.00 |
| With 4 Children | 424.50 | 637.00 | 350 | 600 | 100 | 1050 | 1,687.00† |
| †This is the amount of nett income a person can earn if they have the outgoings shown |
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