Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy George Lawlor - PQ 24956-26
Deputy Lawlor asked about restoring machu shield supplements to the medical card scheme for elderly patients. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: May 2026
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Question from Deputy George Lawlor - PQ 24956-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider restoring machu shield supplements to the medical card scheme for elderly patients who require it as an essential eye healthcare support; the reason this health product was removed from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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