Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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552. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement scheme, PCRS, is refusing to accept the self-assessment - Chapter 4 of Part 41A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, concerning income tax - for the relevant year return from the Revenue Commissioners as a valid assessment of income, and is instead forcing applicants to go back to their accountant and the Revenue Commissioners to obtain a Form 11 return summary, which provides the exact same validation of income; the reason the PCRS does not get this information directly from the Revenue Commissioners given the data sharing agreement; the reason the PCRS is so insistent on the harp when it has direct access to the data held by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36078/15]

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.