1024. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the clinic panel that has been set up to assess discretionary medical cards, if financial officers form part of the panel whereby they can accurately value the financial burden on persons and families where no medical card is awarded and a specific costing is placed on the patients needs that would have been covered under the medical card on such needs as therapy, medical equipment, medical supplies, hospital fees, general practitioner visits as well as consultant visits and so on; if not, if he will consider putting such assessors on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45639/13]

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1024. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the clinic panel that has been set up to assess discretionary medical cards, if financial officers form part of the panel whereby they can accurately value the financial burden on persons and families where no medical card is awarded and a specific costing is placed on the patients needs that would have been covered under the medical card on such needs as therapy, medical equipment, medical supplies, hospital fees, general practitioner visits as well as consultant visits and so on; if not, if he will consider putting such assessors on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45639/13]

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