Howlin: quarter of all medical cards should not be paid for

The Minister for Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin, claims a consultant's report recommended the coalition could save €200m on medical cards.

Howlin: quarter of all medical cards should not be paid for
Tue, 15 Oct, 2013 - 21:07

The Minister for Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin, claims a consultant's report recommended the coalition could save €200m on medical cards.

Howlin was defending the coalition's decision to save €113m by performing an audit of the cards.

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