Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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310. To ask the Minister for Health the steps is he taking to ensure that persons who have not yet received general practitioner visit cards due to Covid-19 delays are reimbursed for the fees they are charged while their applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Eligibility for a medical card or GP visit card is granted on the date when a completed application has been assessed and the applicant is awarded eligibility for a card under the scheme guidelines. Expenditure incurred prior to being granted eligibility is not reimbursable.

It should also be noted that the HSE National Medical Card Unit confirmed there have been no delays in the processing of medical and GP visit card applications due to Covid-19 and that standard processing times have been maintained throughout the pandemic.