Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
9:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bias in the allocation of discretionary medical cards against people in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Details of the number of discretionary medical cards issued by region are not provided to my Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as a matter of routine. 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.
Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who had medical cards in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in County Galway; the number of those who were over 70 years for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43097/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit. It collates medical card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, 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.
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