Medical Cards

892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people covered by medical cards in each year 2011 to 2025, in tabular form. [37931/25]

893. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people covered by GP visit cards in each year 2011 to 2025, in tabular form. [37932/25]

230. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to granting an automatic entitlement to a medical card to patients who are prescribed oxygen (details supplied). [36256/25]

537. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a medical report (carer’s support grant) would have to be updated for a person who has a life-long condition that will not change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35942/25]

697. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health is she will review the qualifying income limits for a medical card to ensure that they align with social protection payments (details supplied). [35358/25]

862. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding discretionary medical cards to women who underwent pelvic mesh implant surgery and were left with crippling, life-changing complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36215/25]

203. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if akynzeo will be made available under the medical card scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34755/25]

217. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider providing medical cards in Budget 2026 to all those qualifying for an old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34807/25]

393. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to remove GP fees for completing and signing medical card application forms. [33265/25]

158. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the State today who provide services to medical card patients under the scheme for free; if she is concerned as to the significant drop in dentists providing these services; if she will re-engage to try and bring more dentists back into the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33021/25]

168. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether the vaccine for shingles will be made available to medical card holders or under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33124/25]

743. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she will amend the means test relating to over 70's medical card entitlement to take account of increases to the State pension in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31819/25]

840. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason the drug dioctyl is not covered on the medical card scheme; if she is aware of the financial hardship this is causing patients; if there are plans to have this drug covered in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32323/25]

286. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the first- and full-year cost of allowing recipients of disability allowance to retain their medical cards if they return to work. [31204/25]

1272. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the reasons the freestyle libre monitoring device (or a similar device) is not provided under the medical card for people with type 2 diabetes; if she will consider including it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29000/25]

1424. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for the awarding of medical cards, given the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29603/25]

1430. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in the case of a person having difficulty obtaining a medical card (details supplied). [29612/25]

1442. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person who holds a medical card be reimbursed for the cost of their monthly prescription for the drug stelazine 5mg as it is currently not available under the general medical service scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29675/25]

1484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders in Westmeath only qualify for an eye test every two years through the medical card system, while card holders in other counties, for example Offaly qualify for an annual eye test through the medical card. [29864/25]

1553. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making the three-year retention of the medical card permanent for people with intellectual disabilities and autism who gain employment, in order to remove barriers to work and support long-term inclusion in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30162/25]

1616. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the medical card renewal application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30529/25]

541. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering any increase in the medical card basic income rates for those over 70; any measures being taken by her Department to aid those over the age of 70 who may be having difficulty accessing services that they would ordinarily be presented with should they have qualified for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on …

553. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with a number of serious medical issues has been refused a medical card. [28581/25]

641. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of equalising medical card thresholds with GP card thresholds, in tabular form; and the number of people this would relate to in each category. [28738/25]

642. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing medical card threshold to the median income, for each household type, in tabular form; and the number of newly eligible households this would create.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28739/25]