Mr. John Hennessy:

It is probably difficult to be very precise on that question. When cards are reviewed for renewal, the number of cards not extended for renewal tend to fall under three main headings. One group relates to patients who have died and these cards are dealt with now by recovery, back to the day the patient died. Some clients decide not to renew, for various reasons. Perhaps they have returned to work or their circumstances have changed. The third group relates to people who are refused on means grounds. Within the middle group, the non-renewal group, some of these may have left the State or gone abroad. Therefore, it is difficult to be precise. With the amount of outward migration, I imagine significant numbers fall into this group.