Cabinet members defend review of medical card scheme

Cabinet members and the Taoiseach have defended a review of the medical card scheme that is aimed at saving €113m from the Health budget.

The Minister for Children has refused to be drawn on the number of people who will lose their medical cards under a new review of the scheme.

As part of €666m worth of health cuts announced in Budget 2014 yesterday, the Government announced it is examining the scheme in order to save €113m.