Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2006
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
11:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioner only cards that have been issued; the number of GP cards waiting to be issued; the breakdown of GP cards per Health Service Executive area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41380/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The most recent information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department shows that 48,761 GP visit cards have been issued as at 29th November, 2006. More detailed statistical data provided by the HSE to my Department and correct as of 1st November, 2006 contains county-by-county figures for the number of GP visit cards issued and this information is in the table.
My Department has requested the HSE to provide the Deputy with the current figures regarding the number of GP visit cards waiting to be issued and the breakdown of GP visit cards per HSE Area.
| HSE — Shared Services | ||||||
| Primary Care Reimbursement Service | ||||||
| Position regarding medical cards as at 1st November 2006 | ||||||
| Regions | Number of Family Units as at 1st November 2006 | Number of Eligible Persons on Medical Cards as at 1st November 2006 | Number of Eligible Persons on GP Visit Cards as at 1st November 2006 | Number of Eligible Persons as at 1st November 2006 as of Population (2006 Census) | Number of Eligible Persons 1st October 2006 as of Population (2002 Census) | Population |
| % | % | |||||
| Eastern Region | ||||||
| Dublin | 198,621 | 288,636 | 4,502 | 24.71 | 24.40 | 1,186,159 |
| Kildare | 26,581 | 40,597 | 967 | 22.34 | 21.97 | 186,075 |
| Wicklow | 20,470 | 29,588 | 945 | 24.17 | 23.74 | 126,330 |
| Total | 245,672 | 358,821 | 6,414 | 24.37 | 24.04 | 1,498,564 |
| Midland | ||||||
| Laois | 12,233 | 17,980 | 942 | 28.24 | 28.00 | 67,012 |
| Longford | 8,988 | 12,988 | 577 | 39.48 | 39.29 | 34,361 |
| Offaly | 14,149 | 20,525 | 1,021 | 30.52 | 30.42 | 70,604 |
| Westmeath | 15,094 | 22,176 | 948 | 29.12 | 28.77 | 79,403 |
| Total | 50,464 | 73,669 | 3,488 | 30.69 | 30.47 | 251,380 |
| Mid-Western | ||||||
| Clare | 22,225 | 33,152 | 841 | 30.68 | 30.57 | 110,800 |
| Limerick | 37,219 | 53,537 | 1,216 | 29.78 | 29.55 | 183,863 |
| Tipperary NR | 14,515 | 20,909 | 575 | 32.56 | 32.16 | 65,988 |
| Total | 73,959 | 107,598 | 2,632 | 30.56 | 30.34 | 360,651 |
| North Eastern | ||||||
| Cavan | 13,573 | 20,580 | 971 | 33.69 | 32.84 | 63,961 |
| Louth | 24,449 | 37,710 | 1,635 | 35.48 | 34.65 | 110,894 |
| Meath | 21,866 | 32,086 | 1,733 | 20.80 | 20.25 | 162,621 |
| Monaghan | 11,140 | 16,352 | 766 | 30.67 | 30.63 | 55,816 |
| Total | 71,028 | 106,728 | 5,105 | 28.44 | 27.83 | 393,292 |
| North Western | ||||||
| Donegal | 43,078 | 70,940 | 2,832 | 50.20 | 49.75 | 146,956 |
| Leitrim | 7,797 | 11,681 | 457 | 42.09 | 41.62 | 28,837 |
| Sligo | 13,870 | 19,716 | 878 | 33.84 | 33.31 | 60,863 |
| Total | 64,745 | 102,337 | 4,167 | 45.00 | 44.53 | 236,656 |
| South Eastern | ||||||
| Carlow | 11,055 | 16,939 | 1,085 | 35.71 | 35.10 | 50,471 |
| Kilkenny | 14,831 | 20,952 | 1,096 | 25.23 | 25.00 | 87,394 |
| Tipperary SR | 21,013 | 29,696 | 1,468 | 37.52 | 37.02 | 83,052 |
| Waterford | 25,923 | 37,955 | 1,239 | 36.31 | 36.12 | 107,942 |
| Wexford | 28,045 | 42,766 | 1,743 | 33.82 | 33.62 | 131,615 |
| Total | 100,867 | 148,308 | 6,631 | 33.65 | 33.34 | 460,474 |
| Southern | ||||||
| Cork | 99,798 | 137,820 | 6,118 | 29.93 | 29.73 | 480,909 |
| Kerry | 30,539 | 42,325 | 1,752 | 31.57 | 31.67 | 139,616 |
| Total | 130,337 | 180,145 | 7,870 | 30.30 | 30.17 | 620,525 |
| Western | ||||||
| Galway | 47,542 | 68,739 | 2,950 | 31.03 | 30.83 | 231,035 |
| Mayo | 33,507 | 48,735 | 1,884 | 40.94 | 40.75 | 123,648 |
| Roscommon | 14,788 | 21,264 | 885 | 37.73 | 37.19 | 58,700 |
| Total | 95,837 | 138,738 | 5,719 | 34.95 | 34.70 | 413,383 |
| Grand Total | 832,909 | 1,216,344 | 42,026 | 29.71 | 29.41 | 4,234,925 |
| The population figures for each area and nationally above are taken from the 2006 census. | ||||||
| HSE — National Shared Services, Primary Care Reimbursement Service, Exit 5, M50, North Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. |
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