2324. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if melatonin will be made available under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20242/25]
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2401. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will examine a difference of opinions in regard to the validity of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20677/25]
2450. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will explore incorporating disability-related expenses into the medical card means test, particularly for individuals with ongoing high disability-related and health costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21042/25]
2464. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if her Department will revise the current means testing system for medical cards to formally include the "cost of disability" as an allowable expense category in determining eligibility for the medical card. [21164/25]
2471. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will review and revise the medical card means-testing system to assess income after deduction of essential disability-related expenses, in order to more accurately reflect disposable income and improve fairness in eligibility decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21215/25]
2475. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introduce an automatic annual adjustment of medical card income thresholds in line with changes to core social welfare payment rates and or inflation. [21246/25]
2482. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals granted a medical card or GP visit card in each of the years 2023 and 2024 who had to be assigned a GP by the HSE, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21270/25]
383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to revise the fee paid to optometrists under the medical card scheme; if so, the status of these plans; the timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18169/25]
384. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the scope of practice for optometrists (details supplied); the work being undertaken in her Department with respect to this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18170/25]
912. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if there is a form of reimbursement, full or partial, for medical card holders if they attend a private hospital. [16814/25]
934. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1593 of 19 March 2025, if her Department will provide further clarity as to the reason two individuals (details supplied) were refused medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16885/25]
1002. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health when she will bring forward proposals to provide medical cards for children over eight-years-of-age as proposed in the Programme for Government. [17411/25]
314. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16433/25]
296. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review, and approve, a full medical card to be issued to a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16019/25]
382. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the process for renewal of medical cards, the frequency in which they are required to be renewed; if the HSE insists upon online applications; if the HSE consider it reasonable that a postal renewal application form should be completed within five to seven working days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14749/25]
242. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether income limits for medical card applications for over 70s are assessed based on gross or net income; if other age cohorts are assessed based on their gross or net income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14333/25]
775. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for the reinstatement of medical cards for persons (details supplied). [13773/25]
830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she intends to remove maintenance payments from the assessment of means for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14074/25]
484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for medical cards to include individuals with severe food allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13223/25]
1593. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) were refused medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11107/25]
1709. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health for an update on a medical card appeal of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11732/25]
1725. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if automatic or priority access to a medical card will be considered for individuals who have suffered a stroke, given the long-term medical needs and rehabilitation costs associated with recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11815/25]
1726. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the online medical card application system will be updated to allow applicants to save and return to their application at a later stage, rather than losing progress due to timeouts, in order to make the process more accessible and user-friendly for those with medical conditions or disabilities. [11816/25]
1885. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of reviewing the qualifying criteria for medical cards; if those with diagnosed long-term illnesses could be considered for inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12641/25]
76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the threshold for full medical card entitlement for those over 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8791/25]