Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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497. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate if and when a medical card can be provided in the case of the spouse of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53159/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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498. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of November 2003 in the case of a person (details supplied), if my previous question constitutes a request for a review/reversal of the previous decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53160/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.

In relation to PQ 49219/23, I refer to HSE’s direct response to the Deputy on 13^thNovember 2023 which states that the person can ask for an appeal of the decision on their eligibility within four weeks of the date of correspondence from HSE. The reply also includes relevant contact details for the Appeals Office, as set out below, where an individual wishes to request such an appeal.

Office of the Appeals Officer

HSE Offices

An Clochar

Ballyshannon Health Campus

College Street

Ballyshannon

Co. Donegal.