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JULY 30 2020
‘MINISTER - YOU ARE A BUSY MAN, BUT I AM A DYING ONE’ PÁRAIC McMAHON
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CLARE man with terminal cancer has renewed his appeal for medical cards to be automatically extended to terminally ill patients and has been left waiting for a reply by the Minister for Health. In November, Quin’s John Wall received a commitment from then Health Minister Simon Harris (FG) that he would review the Terminal
Illness Card. John was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in 2017 and subsequently had his medical card revoked twice by the HSE. An apology from the Dept of Health and HSE followed over the medical card scandal. The “long-overdue” CAG report was due by July. Wall’s efforts to ensure easier access to Terminal Illness Medical Cards have continued and last week John wrote to Harris’ successor, Minister Stephen Donnelly (FF) but has been left without a reply. The Wall family have had to rely on savings to get by and put their children through college as a result
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of costs incurred with the illness. John is anxious that Minister Donnelly issue a reply before the Dáil summer recess, “My terminal illness will not pause as a result and my time is precious. “Whilst our lives have changed beyond recognition as a result of the COVID pandemic, one thing that remains constant is that those of us with a terminal diagnosis are still dying,” the 49 year old outlined. He added, “I appreciate you are a busy man Minister Donnelly but I am a dying one and although I am doing well at present, that will change in due course.”
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