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Renewed Calls For Free GP Cards For Full-Time Carers

There are renewed calls for free GP cards for all 100-thousand full-time carers in this country.

The Health Minister announced yesterday the cards will be extended to certain social welfare recipients.

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But Family Carers Ireland, which was founded in Ennis, says the latest changes will only help 14-thousand extra people.

Instead it wants anyone who gets non-means tested payment to be covered for GP visits.

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