‘Indefinite’ daily Dáil picket over medical cards

Families with children who have severe health problems are to picket the Dáil "indefinitely" until laws are re-written to give them an automatic right to medical card help.

The call for action will be made today on the birthday of a nine-year-old girl facing a dual battle against leukaemia and HSE red-tape over the issue.

Speaking before the launch of the campaign, Kevin Shortall said his daughter, Louise, and thousands of other children are being prevented from basic help for serious conditions because of “unjust accountancy” in the system.