James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 10 June 2010, the proportion of the population covered by the medical card scheme and the doctor only medical card scheme on this date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26548/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I understand the Deputy's question is referring to the number of medical card and GP visit card holders in 2008. 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) and reflect the position after new cards have been added and other cards, as appropriate, have been removed from the HSE's database. The monthly figures for 2008 are provided in the following table.