Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request a report from the Health Service Executive in County Kildare in relation to the delays in issuing medical cards to applicants in north Kildare with some applications taking five months to process and on foot of the report that additional staff be assigned to Celbridge health centre to clear the backlog. [30947/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the Health Service Executive to issue instructions to medical card administrations, that in cases when a person on pension whose only income comes from social welfare, their medical card will issue straight away and not be held up for three months awaiting confirmation of rent on mortgage subsidy as is the case now due to the backlog in processing rent and mortgage subsidy entitlements. [30949/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.