Alan Kelly: 'Terminally-ill patients must get medical cards without review' 

Alan Kelly: 'Terminally-ill patients must get medical cards without review' 

Alan Kelly said that the move would cost less than €500,000 a year

Terminally-ill patients must be given medical cards without review, the Labour leader has said.

Alan Kelly said that the move would cost less than €500,000 a year — a figure he dubbed as "Mickey Mouse" money in the context of the overall health budget. 

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