Carlow Kilkenny Sinn Fein TD Kathleen Funchion says the decision to grant medical cards to children who get domiciliary care allowance is a huge relief for families.
Simon Harris announced the law change in a late sitting of the Dáil last night after Sinn Féin’s motion to speed up the process received cross-party support.
The Government originally planned to award the cards to around 10-thousand children after the budget.
Deputy Funchion says the process of getting those cards in pass is daunting.