478 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health and Children in regard to overall welfare cover for persons suffering from long-term illness; her views on whether there is incoherent and uncoordinated policy for this client group whereby means-testing by completely separate Government organisations can mean the loss of welfare benefits as well as the medical card without any regard to the overall impact on the person concerned; if she has satisfied herself that the welfare provision for persons with a long-term illness is adequate when such persons do not meet the credit requirements for invalidity pension and when income from a spouse rules out assistance under disability allowance; and if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 as an example of inadequate welfare provision in this area. [20195/04]

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478 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health and Children in regard to overall welfare cover for persons suffering from long-term illness; her views on whether there is incoherent and uncoordinated policy for this client group whereby means-testing by completely separate Government organisations can mean the loss of welfare benefits as well as the medical card without any regard to the overall impact on the person concerned; if she has satisfied herself that the welfare provision for persons with a long-term illness is adequate when such persons do not meet the credit requirements for invalidity pension and when income from a spouse rules out assistance under disability allowance; and if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 as an example of inadequate welfare provision in this area. [20195/04]

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