Green party criticism over card fiasco backfires

A GREEN party attempt to criticise the Government for the medical card fiasco backfired last night when it admitted its own ministers bore some of the responsibility for the issue.

The parliamentary party — comprising the Green TDs and senators — issued a statement criticising the way the Government handled the issue.

“The party is critical of the way in which changes to the over-70s medical card system were planned and communicated,” Green health spokeswoman Senator Deirdre de Burca said.