Medical card review
Senators debate the withdrawal and use of medical cards, with Senator Clune supporting a review to ensure cards are not retained or billed unnecessarily.
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Those to whom these cards relate may have left the country or their circumstances may have changed and they do not use them anymore.
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Their cards have been taken off them this year.
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I am sure Senator Darragh O'Brien would agree that it is sensible that the Government should review the position with regard to medical cards and ensure that GPs are not paid in respect of cards which are not being used. The evidence shows that this review is necessary. Anybody who is entitled to a medical card will either retain that which he or she already has or will be issued with one.