18 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he has issued or will issue instructions in relation to medical card applications from persons who previously benefitted from the free dispensing of psychiatric medication by mental health services in the greater Dublin area and who, since the ending of this scheme, face large bills for medication and for general practitioner visits to obtain prescriptions, in some cases forcing persons to give up or consider giving up work in order to qualify for a medical card, such instructions to give special consideration to this cohort of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/12]

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18 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he has issued or will issue instructions in relation to medical card applications from persons who previously benefitted from the free dispensing of psychiatric medication by mental health services in the greater Dublin area and who, since the ending of this scheme, face large bills for medication and for general practitioner visits to obtain prescriptions, in some cases forcing persons to give up or consider giving up work in order to qualify for a medical card, such instructions to give special consideration to this cohort of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/12]

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1. 27 March 2012

   Medical Cards

   18 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he has issued or will issue instructions in relation to medical card applications from persons who previously benefitted from the free dispensing of psychiatric medication by mental health services in the greater Dublin area and who, since the ending of this scheme, face large bills for medication and for general practitioner visits to obtain prescriptions, in some cases forcing persons to give up or consider giving up work in order to qualify for a medical card, such instructions to give special consideration to this cohort of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/12]

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