Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69348-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of discretionary medical card applications received for people aged over 70. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69348-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical card applications received for people aged over 70, the number approved, the number refused, and the resulting approval rate from 2020 to 2025, by year; and whether the Department has reviewed these trends.
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