Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes that have been made to the entitlement of an unemployed person to retain their medical card when they take up employment; the rules that pertain to this scheme. [3592/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Under the Health Service Executive's Medical Card / GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines for 2009, persons in receipt of either the Job Seekers Allowance or the Job Seekers Benefit for a period of 12 months or more are entitled to retain their medical card for 3 years on taking up employment. There have been no changes to this provision.