365. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason income limits for persons aged over 70 applying for a full medical card have not been revised in recent budgets; if she accepts that the current income thresholds are no longer reflective of the significant rises in the cost of living, energy, insurance, inflation and healthcare expenses; and if she will outline any plans to review these limits to ensure a fairer and more realistic assessment for older people, who are disproportionately affected by these increases as they often live on fixed or modest retirement incomes, with limited capacity to supplement their income. [64324/25]

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365. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason income limits for persons aged over 70 applying for a full medical card have not been revised in recent budgets; if she accepts that the current income thresholds are no longer reflective of the significant rises in the cost of living, energy, insurance, inflation and healthcare expenses; and if she will outline any plans to review these limits to ensure a fairer and more realistic assessment for older people, who are disproportionately affected by these increases as they often live on fixed or modest retirement incomes, with limited capacity to supplement their income. [64324/25]

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