Dublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called on the Health\nMinister Simon Harris to scrap his review into issuing discretionary medical\ncards to terminally ill citizens and introduce the scheme immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sinn F\u00e9in TD said that the small number of those who are\nterminally don\u2019t have the time to wait for a lengthy review and called on Minister\nHarris to issue the cards as a matter of urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBudget 2020 stated that the HSE would review arrangements for the discretionary medical cards to all those with a terminal illness and look to extending medical cards to them. There is cross party support for this and it needs to happen now.<\/p>
\u201cI raised this in the D\u00e1il with Minister Harris today and he replied that the review would be finished by Christmas. Unfortunately, these terminally ill citizens and their families don\u2019t have the time to wait for the outcome of his review. Many of them are being stretched to the limit both mentally and physically. <\/p>
\u201cWorrying about paying medical bills should not be dominating and overshadowing the last days of their life on this earth. They shouldn\u2019t have to be spending their limited time lobbying politicians for change.<\/p>
\u201cThey have received the most devastating news and the least the State can do is to give them a medical card throughout their illness.<\/p>
\u201cWe are talking about a small but an important number of our citizens. <\/p>
\u201cI am calling on Minister Simon Harris to the right thing for them by scrapping his review and agree to issue medical cards to everyone who has a terminal illness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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