Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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627. To ask the Minister for Health when the increased income thresholds for over-70s medical cards in budget 2020 will be given effect. [16616/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020 was published on 1 July. This Bill provides, amongst other things, for the necessary legislative amendments to increase the weekly gross medical card income limits for those aged 70 and over to €550 per week for a single person (currently €500 per week) and to €1,050 for a couple (currently €900 per week). It is expected that the Bill will proceed through the Houses of the Oireachtas this week.