227 Mr. Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is fair that a person suffering from Crohn’s disease, who has to attend hospital regularly and who returns to work, will lose their medical card and hence be in a worse off financial position due to the fact that this disease, which can be long-term, is not recognised as such by the State; her views on whether this is unfair; when she will reform the long-term illness scheme to enable people suffering from unrecognised long-term illnesses to retain their much needed medical cards; and her further views on whether it should not be decided on name of disease but rather on the severity and expected duration of illness based on a doctor’s examination. [10559/06]

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227 Mr. Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is fair that a person suffering from Crohn’s disease, who has to attend hospital regularly and who returns to work, will lose their medical card and hence be in a worse off financial position due to the fact that this disease, which can be long-term, is not recognised as such by the State; her views on whether this is unfair; when she will reform the long-term illness scheme to enable people suffering from unrecognised long-term illnesses to retain their much needed medical cards; and her further views on whether it should not be decided on name of disease but rather on the severity and expected duration of illness based on a doctor’s examination. [10559/06]

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