Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
11:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons and the percentage of the population covered by the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23600/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Details of the number of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive. The following table shows the number of medical card holders on 30th April, 2008 and the percentage of the national population with medical cards.
| Date | No. of medical card holders | National Population (Official CSO population estimate for April 2007 announced on 18th December 2007) | Proportion of National Population with medical cards |
| 30th April, 2008 | 1,302,779 | 4,339,000 | 30.03% |
In addition, 79,021 persons held a GP visit card on 30th April, 2008.
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