HAVE WORKED FOR THE PAST 48YRS AND…
HAVE WORKED FOR THE PAST 48YRS AND RECENTLY HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK AND ON ILLNESS BENEFIT FOR 5MTS, MEDICATION COSTS €128 PER MONTH AND WILL NEED SURGERY LATER IN THE YEAR, I APPLIED FOR A MEDICAL CARD TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICATION, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE 15 DAYS BUT NOW 4 MONTHS LATER AFTER SENDING EVERYTHING THAT I WAS ASKED FOR THEY REFUSED ME THE MEDICAL CARD. I PHONED THE OFFICE AND ALL I GOT FROM KEN WAS "I'M SORRY". BUT SORRY WILL NOT PAY FOR MY PAIN KILLERS OR KEEP A ROOF OVER MY FAMILY'S HEAD.
I REALIZE THAT I'M A WHITE IRISH MAN AND AM WAY DOWN THE PECKING ORDER WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY, MAYBE IF I WAS A DIFFERENT COLOUR OR DIFFERENT NATIONALITY MAYBE I WOULD GET SOME HELP. OUR GOVERNMENT IS A SHAMBLES.






