348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the implications the new means rate for carer’s allowance will have on medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38458/25]
Topics / Medical Cards
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMedical Cards
399 questions from 99 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
399
questions
398 written, 1 oral
99
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
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 the matter. [28491/2…
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]