Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Department of Health
Medical Cards
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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727. To ask the Minister for Health to make the appropriate changes so that the living alone allowance is not assessable income for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31119/23]
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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728. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the living alone allowance is not assessable income for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31120/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 727 and 728 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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