Written answers
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Eligibility
Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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129. To ask the Minister for Health if expenses for water charges and local property taxes will be included in calculating the eligibility criteria for general practitioner visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/14]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, 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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