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Fri 10 Oct 2008Party unrest on medical card decision
FF REACTION:OVER 30 Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators were critical of the controversial Budget decision to withdraw the universal availability of medical cards for over-70s at a specially-convened parliamentary party meeting yesterday.
The packed meeting was attended by Minister for Health Mary Harney, who heard a succession of TDs criticising the decision as well as what was described as a damaging information vacuum - backbench deputies were informed of the details 24 hours after it was announced.
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