Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if the new universal social charge will apply to the incomes of medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that having an entitlement to a medical card will not exempt an individual from the Universal Social Charge. However, it should be noted that payments from the Department of Social Protection such as job seeker's benefit, job seeker's allowance and the contributory and non-contributory State pension will be exempt from the Universal Social Charge. Therefore, the Universal Social Charge will apply to the income or portion of the income of a medical card holder to the extent that it is not a payment from the Department of Social Protection.