Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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187. To ask the Minister for Health the current turn around time for processing medical card applications where further information has been requested; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is now taking at least one month for further information to be processed; the efforts that he will make to ensure that this time is reduced to ensure that families are not suffering as a result of long delays in processing their medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38918/13]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.