15 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in respect of the years 1989 and 1990, the number of people who have full eligibility for medical cards in (a) the country generally and (b) the Southern Health Board area; the percentage of the population this represents in each case; if he will consider changing the method of assessing people for eligibility for medical cards from gross income to net income in view of the fact that many people on relatively low net incomes are still excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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15 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in respect of the years 1989 and 1990, the number of people who have full eligibility for medical cards in (a) the country generally and (b) the Southern Health Board area; the percentage of the population this represents in each case; if he will consider changing the method of assessing people for eligibility for medical cards from gross income to net income in view of the fact that many people on relatively low net incomes are still excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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