570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an anomaly whereby carers applying for the scheme are means assessed in addition to a medical assessment conducted on the person they are caring for and that if the household earns up to €35,000 they do not qualify even though there is a medical need; the way in which she has considered to manage the registration of carers that are unsuccessful in the means test aspect when confirming they are registered carers for the purposes of the general practitioner card scheme for carers that is due to be rolled out in autumn 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31610/18]

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570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an anomaly whereby carers applying for the scheme are means assessed in addition to a medical assessment conducted on the person they are caring for and that if the household earns up to €35,000 they do not qualify even though there is a medical need; the way in which she has considered to manage the registration of carers that are unsuccessful in the means test aspect when confirming they are registered carers for the purposes of the general practitioner card scheme for carers that is due to be rolled out in autumn 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31610/18]

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