Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Eligibility
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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448. To ask the Minister for Health if participants on the wage subsidy scheme are automatically entitled to a medical card; if, in the case of a married couple with children, the family members are included on the medical card; and if, as stated under 5.2 of Government schemes, there has been no change, the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny were not granted a medical card. [44394/14]
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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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