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The Irish Times: Medical card system criticised

Source: Uinta County News

Dublin : Ireland | about 1 year ago

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Minister Máire Hoctor was being addressed by Maureen Kavanagh, chief executive of Active Retirement Ireland, at the organisation's national council meeting in Dublin. Ms Kavanagh said that throughout the recent debate on medical cards for the over-70s the Government had failed to say how much...

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