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Dáil
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Medical cards for children under six

Summary

Billy Kelleher asks when legislation providing GP visit cards to children under six will be debated and challenges the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards; the Tánaiste says the health Bill has already been published.

I wish to ask about two Bills. When will the Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill to provide GP services to persons aged five years and under be debated in the House? We now find that 30,000 discretionary medical cards have been withdrawn in the past year or thereabouts.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

No-----

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How will the funding mechanism be put in place to ensure we do not have further attacks on very sick and vulnerable people?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

What Bill is the Deputy talking about?

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The Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill because-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We can find out for the Deputy.

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I also have a second Bill.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I will come back to the Deputy.

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The health Bill to provide medical cards to children under six, which I understand Fianna Fáil opposes, has already been published.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

What is the Deputy's second Bill?

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While it is giving GP-visit cards to those aged under six-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

The Deputy is not listening to me. What is his second piece of legislation?

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-----it is taking medical cards from the sickest people, which I will oppose.

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Michael O'Leary's child will get one.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Please-----

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