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Máire Devine Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
946. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health whether she, or appropriate senior management staff from her Department, will meet with a person regarding issues experienced using the redress medical card programme (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37617/26]
Grace Boland Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1175. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider awarding medical cards to cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37386/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1313. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of end-of-life medical cards issued, by age group, in each of the years 2024, 2025 to and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [37935/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1314. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland who currently hold a medical card. [37936/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
847. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work underway to further increase medical card income limits as committed in the Programme for Government, given that income thresholds for people under 70 years have not been increased in over 20 years despite significant inflation and social welfare payment increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31960/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
848. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the weekly medical card thresholds for people in their 60s by €100.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31961/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
849. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the basic weekly medical card threshold by €100.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31962/26]
Michael Cahill Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the special circumstances of a medical card applicant and issue a full card to them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31977/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
1180. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can revise the current medical card application forms to more clearly capture disability-related expenses, and to allow applicants to present a complete account of their financial circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32957/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
432. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any plans to provide medical cards to people with a diagnosis of dementia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31501/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
433. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any plans to provide medical cards to people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31502/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to award a full discretionary medical card to a person (details supplied) [31637/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
451. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a medical card application (details supplied); if she will consider alternative arrangements for a consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31676/26]
Paula Butterly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1215. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing an emergency medical card system through a temporary 6-12 month emergency medical card, issued upon entry to a refuge for women and children who are forced to enter domestic violence refuges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30309/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1216. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the medical card scheme to cover ADHD assessments for adults given the cost of such assessments can be a barrier for adults; if she will ensure that adults with ADHD are diagnosed correctly and therefore not prevented from accessing supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30322/26]
Tony McCormack Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1292. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that the taxation of near-neighbour community payments arising from onshore wind farm developments affects eligibility for the means tested medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31559/26]
Michael Cahill Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Health
516. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide full medical cards to all diabetes patients who are currently referred to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29244/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
138. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health her plans to further increase medical card income limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28388/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
189. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of GP cards in Cork South Lee; the way this compares to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28379/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2619. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to add Mounjaro to the medical card as it is so expensive and needed by many people who cannot afford it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23584/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2786. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the threshold for medical card expenses will be increased alongside pension increases to ensure vulnerable older people do not fall out of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24243/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2813. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to set out comprehensively all the medical card entitlements under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; to include whether or not prescription charges are waived for holders of this Act's medical card; and the dental and orthodontic benefits attaching to this Act's medical card [24361/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to automatically issue a full medical card renewal, discretionary card to applicants who have a serious medical issue (details supplied) without putting them through the rigors of a new application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24411/26]
George Lawlor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2957. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will consider restoring Macushield supplements to the medical card scheme for elderly patients who require it as an essential eye healthcare support; the reason this health product was removed from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24956/26]
George Lawlor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3026. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Wexford who are accepting medical card patients; if she is satisfied with the provision of dental care in County Wexford for medical card holders her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25499/26]