643. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include sufferers of Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, MCAD, deficiency for automatic eligibility for a discretionary medical card; and if he will include a food supplement called L-carnitine in the approved drug payments scheme, which even though not an approved medicine, acts as medication for suffers of MCAD and is very expensive; if he will consider allowing the medical card to cover consultations with the metabolic team based at Temple Street due to the number, 12, of rare conditions that have been diagnosed at the unit, mostly involving small numbers of persons who require special medical care and medication. [30989/14]

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643. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include sufferers of Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, MCAD, deficiency for automatic eligibility for a discretionary medical card; and if he will include a food supplement called L-carnitine in the approved drug payments scheme, which even though not an approved medicine, acts as medication for suffers of MCAD and is very expensive; if he will consider allowing the medical card to cover consultations with the metabolic team based at Temple Street due to the number, 12, of rare conditions that have been diagnosed at the unit, mostly involving small numbers of persons who require special medical care and medication. [30989/14]

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1. 15 July 2014

   Medical Card Eligibility

   643. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include sufferers of Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, MCAD, deficiency for automatic eligibility for a discretionary medical card; and if he will include a food supplement called L-carnitine in the approved drug payments scheme, which even though not an approved medicine, acts as medication for suffers of MCAD and is very expensive; if he will consider allowing the medical card to cover consultations with the metabolic team based at Temple Street due to the number, 12, of rare conditions that have been diagnosed at the unit, mostly involving small numbers of persons who require special medical care and medication. [30989/14]

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