Health Minister accused of delaying providing medical cards for terminally ill

Campaigner challenges Stephen Donnelly's claim that legislation is needed to ensure terminally ill patients have access to medical cards for two years

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has claimed new legislation is needed to ensure the terminally ill had access to medical cards for two years. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The Minister for Health has been accused of delaying providing medical cards for terminally-ill patients.

Stephen Donnelly told OceanFM on Friday morning that new legislation would be needed to ensure the terminally ill had access to medical cards for two years, which one campaigner suggests is incorrect.