403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) will be processed. [74982/26]
Topics / Medical Cards
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMedical Cards
399 questions from 99 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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398 written, 1 oral
99
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 6 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 23 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 31 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 33 |
| December 2025 | 43 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 15 |
| April 2026 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 28 |
| July 2026 | 14 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 13 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
917. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical card appeals received per month; and the total number of decisions made per month in the years 2022-2026, in tabular form. [73770/26]
1003. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the income thresholds that apply as part of the medical card scheme especially in the context of planned increases to the minimum wage. [73945/26]
210. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card recipients are not being issued with a physical medical card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69400/26]
212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that medical card income thresholds will be increased at least in line with recent social protection increases announced in Budget 2027, in order that those receiving these payments will not be disadvantaged in applying for a medical card. [72719/26]
749. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a number of survivors of industrial schools have been unable to access the healthcare services to which they are entitled under their newly issued enhanced medical cards, as some service providers are not recognising or accepting the cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71625/26]
777. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing the medical card application for a person (details supplied); and the actions she will take to ensure that it is progressed. [71740/26]
829. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her views on the situation facing survivors of institutions who have been given an enhanced medical card (details supplied) whereby the various health professionals are unaware of the enhanced medical card; if she believes that greater communication is needed so that this type of card is readily accepted and that holders of these cards should not experience fu…
851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the way in which inherited capital is assessed for medical card purposes in the case of an adult with a lifelong disability; if the HSE has discretion to retain a medical card where loss of eligibility would cause undue hardship given the person's ongoing medical needs; the number of such discretionary cards granted in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the…
852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to granting medical card eligibility to persons with a lifelong disability on the basis of medical need rather than means; the number of persons with a lifelong disability who lost a medical card in each of the years 2020 to 2025 following the assessment of inherited capital, if this data is recorded; if not, the reason; and if she …
853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 70 and over who lost eligibility for a full medical card on review in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these cases where an increase in social welfare or occupational pension income was the reason for loss of eligibility; the number estimated to lose eligibility in 2027 following the pension increases ann…
854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the gross weekly income limits for the over 70s medical card, which have remained at €550 for a single person and €1,050 for a couple since 1 November 2020, were not increased in budget 2027; the estimated cost of increasing the limits in line with the cumulative increase in the maximum rate of the State Pension (Contributory) since 2020; and if she wil…
662. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and the timeframe in which a decision will be made. [70438/26]
167. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if a GP practice can ask a prospective patient whether they hold a medical card, GP visit card or are a private patient; if a practice can refuse or restrict access to an appointment on this basis; and if she will clarify the rules governing this practice. [69040/26]
168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the emergency medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69070/26]
200. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide for medical cards for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69556/26]
741. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she intends to alter the income limit threshold for over 70 medical cards, that was last set in November 2020. [68287/26]
782. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the additional costs associated with cancer, including travel, accommodation, parking, medication and loss of income, are taken into account when assessing eligibility for a medical card; and the number of cancer patients who were refused a medical card. [68597/26]
783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards received from persons diagnosed with cancer in each of the past five years; the number approved, refused and granted on a discretionary basis; and the average processing time for such applications. [68595/26]
456. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the printing of physical medical cards; and if there is an update on when the issues will be addressed. [67923/26]
185. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason contracted printers are used to print medical cards; the yearly cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67533/26]
214. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether a GP practice may charge a medical card or doctor visit card holder a “New Patient Appointment Fee” (details supplied) when registering with the practice; whether such a fee is permissible under the GMS scheme where the appointment is solely for registration; if the HSE has issued guidance to GPs on such charges; and if the HSE is…
337. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health when the HSE contracted printer will resume the printing of plastic medical cards/GP cards. [66022/26]
1190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision will be urgently reviewed; if a medical card will be granted as a matter of priority given the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64577/26]
1263. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the company which has the contract for printing medical cards has been unable to do so for over a month; the reason medical card holders are being asked to download the HSE application in lieu of a physical card; when the printing of medical cards will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64916/26]