681. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason there appears to be a difference within Health Service Executive areas regarding the provision of finance to medical card holders for the purchase of wigs for cancer patients; the reason a lump sum is paid in some counties while in County Waterford, for example, two payments of €220 are provided months apart, neither of which covers the cost of a wig, particularly for those who are on a limited income and, therefore, the medical card, and cannot afford the remainder of the cost of a wig; if he will ensure this disparity is corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3575/14]

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681. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason there appears to be a difference within Health Service Executive areas regarding the provision of finance to medical card holders for the purchase of wigs for cancer patients; the reason a lump sum is paid in some counties while in County Waterford, for example, two payments of €220 are provided months apart, neither of which covers the cost of a wig, particularly for those who are on a limited income and, therefore, the medical card, and cannot afford the remainder of the cost of a wig; if he will ensure this disparity is corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3575/14]

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