Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13800-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of discretionary medical cards granted to persons aged over 70 from 2020 to 2025. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: March 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13800-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards granted to persons aged over 70 following a means assessment in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and the number of applications in that age cohort refused following discretionary assessment in each year.
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