Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has a medical card must pay a fee to a public hospital for a bone scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Medical card holders are entitled to a full range of services including general practitioner services, prescribed drugs and medicines, all in-patient public hospital services in public wards (including consultants services), all out-patient public hospital services (including consultants services), dental, ophthalmic and aural services.

Under the Health Acts, responsibility for service provision and any associated charges are a matter for the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issue directly to the Deputy.