Written answers

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Department of Justice and Equality

Medical Cards

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing the valid to expiry date on medical cards for citizens aged 70 years or older and allowing these to be held without need for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41519/20]

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the validity period of medical cards issued to eligible citizens aged under 70 years of age from three to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/20]

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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651. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the three-yearly review of medical cards issued to eligible citizens aged under 70 years of age is pointless and should be discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/20]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 to 651, inclusive, together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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