Sir, – People who are just over the income limit for entitlement to medical cards don’t earn enough to pay income tax. They therefore cannot get a tax refund on their medical expenses. A person earning a million euro a year can. Therefore the person on a very low income ends up paying 25 per cent more for their medical expenses than does the millionaire. This is obviously unfair and should be changed. – Yours, etc.
BRENDAN O’DONOGHUE,
Straboe,
Co Carlow