PQ 57
57 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons holding medical cards at the latest date for which figures are available; the proportion of the population this represents; when it is intended to implement the commitment to extend eligibility for medical cards in order to bring in over 200,000 extra people; the steps he intends to take, pending this, to meet the primary care needs of those on lower incomes who do not qualify for medical cards at present; his plans to review the very low levels of income required for eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/03]
Introduced
9 October 2003
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9 October 2003 · Other Questions. - Medical Cards.
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oral
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Lynch, Kathleen.
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9 October 2003
Summary
57 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons holding medical cards at the latest date for which figures are available; the proportion of the population this represents; when it is intended to implement the commitment to extend eligibility for medical cards in order to bring in over 200,000 extra people; the steps he intends to take, pending this, to meet the primary care needs of those on lower incomes who do not qualify for medical cards at present; his plans to review the very low levels of income required for eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/03]
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9 October 2003
Other Questions. - Medical Cards.
57 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons holding medical cards at the latest date for which figures are available; the proportion of the population this represents; when it is intended to implement the commitment to extend eligibility for medical cards in order to bring in over 200,000 extra people; the steps he intends to take, pending this, to meet the primary care needs of those on lower incomes who do not qualify for medical cards at present; his plans to review the very low levels of income required for eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/03]
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Other Questions. - Medical Cards.
Other Questions. - Medical Cards.
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- Lynch, Kathleen. · Asking member
- Minister for Health and Children · Minister for Health and Children · Addressed to
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