John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the situation regarding a person in receipt of an over 70 medical card, who is being charged for a BI2 injection which they received free of charge until recently; the reason for same; if the medical card does not cover such charges; if general practitioners are allowed to make such charges; and the other issues which are not covered by medical cards. [27180/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Medical Card holders are entitled to general medical and surgical services and a supply of prescribed approved medicines and appliances without charge. GPs contracted under the General Medical Services Scheme (GMS) are paid an annual capitation fee in respect of GMS services to medical card holders. Accordingly where B12 injections are indicated as necessary as part of the recognised treatment of an ongoing medical condition of a patient in possession of a medical card, they should be provided free of charge to that patient.