Written answers

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Department of Health

Medical Card Eligibility

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Health his plans for wide dissemination to all relevant parties of information about the facility by which people with a terminal diagnosis may be given a medical card immediately the terminal diagnosis is verified by a registered medical practitioner regardless of patient means in view of recent press reports which suggest that some patients and their medical and social care teams may not be aware of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/13]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

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