Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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1812. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community welfare officers are responsible for monitoring the deaths of medical card holders against the names on general practitioner lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37381/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Community Welfare Service transferred to this Department from the Health Service Executive in October 2011 and administer the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. All aspects of the administration of the medical card scheme are dealt with by the Health Service Executive.

Questions in relation to the operation of the medical card scheme are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.