Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 64886-25
Deputy Flynn asked about medical card applications. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: November 2025
Updated: December 2025
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 64886-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued any internal guidance to staff to ensure that older applicants with modest increases in pension income are not denied a medical card where there are evident medical needs or high living costs.
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