Government accused of crying crocodile tears over medical cards

The Government has been accused of "crocodile tears" over its pre-election concern for people losing medical cards who — the opposition said — they have ignored for two years.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny pledged the Government will “deal with this in the weeks ahead so that people who need attention, who need that security, who need that medical help, will get it”.

But he would not reveal the nature of what is planned. “We are not going to get into the detail of this now because it would be seen as an election stunt,” he said at Fine Gael’s last press conference before the poll.