Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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362. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application and appeal for a medical card was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); if the application will be reviewed as a matter of urgency with particular reference to the medical circumstances of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32975/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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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 was issued to Oireachtas members.