David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make changes to the medical card eligibility scheme to allow all participants on the wage subsidy scheme to retain their medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2460/09]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In November 2008, the Office for Disability and Mental Health wrote to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment confirming that the Department of Health and Children will extend the temporary arrangement, which enables people with disabilities who are employed under the terms of the Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) to retain their medical card while employed under the WSS, for a period of three years from the date of commencement on the WSS. This extension was agreed so as to allow sufficient time for the completion of this Department's review of medical card eligibility.