Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to avoid duplicate registrations of medical card holders and the removal of inactive medical card holders from the system; the data in relation to duplicate registrations and inactive participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37873/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Health Service Executive that it has, within the Schemes Modernisation Programme, a Data Quality Sub Group which is responsible for the development of standards in relation to the Management of data quality at Local Level. I understand that under the auspices of this group there is ongoing monitoring and clean up exercises undertaken at both local and national level which is supported by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service. I am further informed by the Executive that protocols are in place nationally to provide a standardised approach to the reporting and removal of duplicate and inactive medical card/GP visit card client records.