Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-22
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Kathleen Funchion (SF), Carlow-Kilkenny

If it is the case that someone misses the 180 days and they can come back, why is the 180-day period there in the first place? Why can it not be a rolling process? Why is there any timeframe? I guarantee they will not be able to come back. It will be a whole new application again. Even the most basic application forms for a medical card or even sometimes the community welfare forms are so daunting for people.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-22