Written answers
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Eligibility
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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122. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their full medical card restored in view of the recent announcement that reviews of discretionary medical cards is to be suspended; his views on whether a child suffering Down syndrome should be automatically entitled to a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24075/14]
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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