Dáil
‹ Order of Business Medical cards for children
Summary
Róisín Shortall asks when children receiving domiciliary care allowance will automatically receive medical cards; the Taoiseach says the Health Minister is treating it as a priority in budget preparations.
There has been a public outcry over the past couple of years over children with life-limiting conditions being denied access to medical cards. The Taoiseach has now promised to introduce automatic entitlement to a medical card for all children who qualify for the domiciliary care allowance. When can we expect to see this legislation?
