Medical Cards

812. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the chronic illnesses that provide people with a medical card and a GP visit card to include those suffering from chronic heart failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6265/25]

813. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the means test limits for a full medical card for those under 70 years and for those over 70 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6266/25]

836. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received each year since 2020; the number of medical cards total issued each year since 2020; the number of discretionary medical cards issued in each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6388/25]

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarification regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who has recently had their medical card rescinded after 34 years; the specific changes in their circumstances that warranted this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5021/25]

703. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she intends to make medical cards an automatic entitlement for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4782/25]

1088. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what the enhanced medical card covers for people in receipt of same, that is, the professional services such as physiotherapy, chiropody, ophthalmic and audiology and medications covered by the card. [2343/25]

1095. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card was refused for a person (details supplied). [2373/25]

1109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that many procedures are not covered by the medical card; and to commit to expanding access for all necessary medical procedures, including dental implants, under the medical card. [2428/25]

1135. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a medical card renewal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2570/25]

1159. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the medical card application for a person (details supplied). [2673/25]

1164. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the medical card application of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2710/25]

1177. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to consider the immediate issuance of a temporary medical card for a two to three month period to any citizen receiving a cancer diagnosis, covering the time it takes to process a full application, allowing all the treatment required in the immediate period following their diagnosis to commence, avoiding a delay while their application is p…

1223. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population of County Clare with a medical card or GP visit card for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2976/25]

1224. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of population with a medical card who are receiving a prescription for a chronic health condition in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2977/25]

1308. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population of County Clare with a medical card or GP visit card for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3399/25]

1309. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of the population with a medical card who are receiving a prescription for a chronic health condition in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3400/25]

1357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the manner in which eligibility for a full medical card is reckoned for an applicant, who is an adult dependent on their spouse’s pension, when their spouse avails of medical care under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3532/25]

1362. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he plans on reviewing the medical card application process for cancer patients where a household sees a loss of one wage due to illness but cannot obtain a medical card based on the means assessment; if he will review a temporary card for persons who find themselves in the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46490/24]

1459. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders waiting to be assigned a GP by the HSE; the current wait times for these assignments, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46915/24]

1534. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what percentage of medical card reassessments are successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1282/25]

1550. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the position on medical cards for individuals with a diagnosed lifelong condition, that will not improve or change (details supplied); the reason new GP reports are required for medical card reviews given the nature of this diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1421/25]

1577. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) where a discretionary medical card has been refused will be reviewed; the criteria used when deciding if a discretionary medical card should be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1552/25]

1578. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when melatonin will be made available under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1569/25]