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I was wondering if someone could advise me whether I would be entitled to an Irish medical card. To quote from the HSE website, this is the section that would apply to me in part:
" you are living in Ireland and you are the dependent spouse or child of someone employed in another EU/EEA country and Switzerland. You must not be getting an Irish Social Welfare Payment apart from Child Benefit or Early Childcare Supplement and you must not be liable to contribute to the Irish social welfare system"
I'm Irish and divide my time between Ireland and UK. But my place of habitual residence would be UK where my spouse pays taxes etc. I thought there was an arrangement between Ireland and UK whereby if you are paying into the NHS in UK you would be entitled to a medical card in Ireland but reading the above paragraph it seems to only apply if you as the dependent spouse live in Ireland full time. In my case I would spend a few months in Ireland each year.
Would I have to have habitual residency in Ireland in order to qualify and if so what would that entail? Thanks to anyone who can clarify this for me.
(PS I am not talking about A/E treatment which is free for EU members, am more concerned about GP visits etc.)
I was wondering if someone could advise me whether I would be entitled to an Irish medical card. To quote from the HSE website, this is the section that would apply to me in part:
" you are living in Ireland and you are the dependent spouse or child of someone employed in another EU/EEA country and Switzerland. You must not be getting an Irish Social Welfare Payment apart from Child Benefit or Early Childcare Supplement and you must not be liable to contribute to the Irish social welfare system"
I'm Irish and divide my time between Ireland and UK. But my place of habitual residence would be UK where my spouse pays taxes etc. I thought there was an arrangement between Ireland and UK whereby if you are paying into the NHS in UK you would be entitled to a medical card in Ireland but reading the above paragraph it seems to only apply if you as the dependent spouse live in Ireland full time. In my case I would spend a few months in Ireland each year.
Would I have to have habitual residency in Ireland in order to qualify and if so what would that entail? Thanks to anyone who can clarify this for me.
(PS I am not talking about A/E treatment which is free for EU members, am more concerned about GP visits etc.)