Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 19965-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about applications for discretionary medical cards under the general medical services scheme that were refused. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 19965-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for discretionary medical cards under the general medical services scheme that were refused but where applicants were subsequently granted a GP visit card in each of the years from 2020 to 2025; and whether the Department monitors such outcomes as part of its policy oversight of medical card eligibility decisions.
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