Apply online https://www.mymedicalcard.ie/

If you have a medical card, you can get certain health services free of charge. Usually, your dependent spouse or partner and your children can also get the same range of health services for free.

Your medical card is issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE).

You may qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit if your restriction on capacity for work is assessed as moderate, severe, or profound. If it is assessed as mild you will not qualify.

To qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit, you need to be currently getting either:

Illness Benefit (for a minimum of 6 months)
Invalidity Pension