Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general medical services scheme patients nationally who were sent review forms in 2007 and 2008; the number of forms returned; the process for following up non-returned review forms; the number of patients deleted from the GMS patient list in 2007 and 2008; the categories of reasons for deletion from the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16175/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Details of the number of medical card holders and GP visit card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The figures are provided on a net basis, showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances.

The information sought by the Deputy is not provided as a matter of routine by the HSE to my Department. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.