Written answers
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Department of Health
General Practitioner Services
Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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615. To ask the Minister for Health the expected uptake for the GP visit cards after the increase in income limits and the actual uptake as of January 2024; his plans to promote the uptake of GP visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2671/24]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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616. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the number of families who are in receipt of GP cards now and how that compares to the level before the means limit was increased to the median wage; if he will indicate how this increase compares to his estimate of how many extra families would become eligible as a result of the change in the means test, and if he considers that a large number may be failing to claim their entitlement. [2695/24]
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