Representatives for elderly to push medical card issue

ELDERLY representatives are expected today to reject the means test of the medical card and push for a campaign to restore its universal availability for those aged 70 years or over.

The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament annual meeting will debate a number of motions including the “outrageous attack on a vulnerable section of people” with the change in the medical card system.

Other issues raised at meetings today will include demands for free medical examinations for driving licence purposes for drivers aged 70 and over as well as for an increase in special diet allowance supplements for the sick or those with special medical conditions.