Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Administration
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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1204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card application guidelines as administered by the PCRS will not take into account a credit union loan that has been classified by the credit union as a housing loan and not a home improvement loan on an application form for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/14]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
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