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Wed 10 Oct 2008Government wins Dáil vote on medical card
A Dáil vote on an amendment to a Fine Gael private members bill on the medical card issue was carried by the Government with a reduced majority of seven votes tonight.
In the division which took pace at 8.30 pm, the Government won the vote despite the defection to the Opposition of Joe Behan, who resigned from Fianna Fail last week, and Independent TD, Finian McGrath, who had supported the coalition since the last election.
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