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Over 140,000 people had medical cards taken in 2025

Over 140,000 people had medical cards taken in 2025

Sun, 02 Aug, 2026

140,070 people lost their medical cards in 2025, figures from the HSE through the Freedom of Information Act show.

Sinn Féin's health plan includes extra €4bn spend, largest ever medical card expansion

Sinn Féin's health plan includes extra €4bn spend, largest ever medical card expansion

Tue, 29 Oct, 2024

The party is pledging to deliver 5,000 hospital beds with the aim of completely eliminating the use of hospital trolleys