Reilly to brief Cabinet on restoring medical cards

The restoration of medical cards will be discussed by the Cabinet tomorrow after pledges by Health Minister James Reilly that cards for sick children would be reinstated within weeks.

Health chiefs will also be quizzed later this week by TDs about the medical card debacle as well as growing concern about overspending of the health budget.

Mr Reilly will update his cabinet colleagues tomorrow on talks between his department and the attorney general about potential law changes needed to help return lost cards.