The Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Protection were in studio today, discussing how the measures announced yesterday will affect their particular departments. They discussed topics such as medical cards and social welfare fraud. You can listen back to the full interviews below:
The interviews provoked a flurry of responses on social media, representing a diverse range of opinions on the subjects discussed by Ministers Burton and Reilly.
We've collected some of your responses below:
@patkennynt @Newstalkfm @DrJamesReilly why do GP's get paid a GMS fee without doing anything , 1.9m ppl have GMS cards and thus 1.9m fees
— 9AM MONDAY (@9AMMonday) October 16, 2013
#PKNT @Newstalkfm How can Gov. say they will give medical cards to U5s costing x when they cannot even say what the over run in health is.
— Máura Mcloughlin (@boredandfussy) October 16, 2013
@davidhall75 @patkennynt It's waffle David. Heard a similiar performance from himbefore. This kind of waffle does more harm than good #PKNT
— Denis Crowley (@DenisCrowley) October 16, 2013
Good to see education protected - class sizes, DEIS schools, student grant all untouched, resource teachers increased #PKNT
— Paul Deane (@polodeaghain) October 16, 2013
Minister Joan Burton says the cut in maternity benefit was her decision admitting that as a woman she made the cut on women #PKNT
— Pat Kenny Newstalk (@patkennynt) October 16, 2013
@Newstalkfm @labour @patkennynt No Joan, the worst for them is to wind up destitute before they even begin. #PKNT
— Philip O'Connor (@philipoconnor) October 16, 2013
@patkennynt @Newstalkfm My prescription charges going up. I'm a student, can barely afford my current rate of €10 a month. #PKNT
— Ciara (@Ciara_Pioneer) October 16, 2013
Note to @FineGaelToday and @labour politicians continuously saying 'this is a reforming government' over and over doesn't make it so #pknt
— DavidMcCarthy (@McCthyConsultng) October 16, 2013
"You should change the dial Mattie" @EamonGilmore tells Mattie who said he'd been listening to the other lot :-)
— Páraic Gallagher (@paraicgallagher) October 16, 2013
