471. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that it remains the practice of the Health Service Executive to award medical cards where the only income of the applicant is from social welfare; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under 25s who live with their parents and whose only income is age-related social welfare payments are being refused medical cards on the basis that their income is too low; if he will confirm that in 2011 there was a change to administrative practice to deal with this anomaly; if this has been changed since, and if so, when and the reason; if he will ensure that administrative practices are set so that under 25s who are in receipt of a reduced rate social welfare payment relating to their age are not denied a medical card because their income is deemed to be too low. [2813/15]

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471. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that it remains the practice of the Health Service Executive to award medical cards where the only income of the applicant is from social welfare; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under 25s who live with their parents and whose only income is age-related social welfare payments are being refused medical cards on the basis that their income is too low; if he will confirm that in 2011 there was a change to administrative practice to deal with this anomaly; if this has been changed since, and if so, when and the reason; if he will ensure that administrative practices are set so that under 25s who are in receipt of a reduced rate social welfare payment relating to their age are not denied a medical card because their income is deemed to be too low. [2813/15]

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