John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in Waterford city possessing medical cards in each of the years from 2002 to 2009 and the current number in Waterford city in possession of such cards; if she will provide a breakdown of the number between full medical cards, general practitioner only cards and over 70s cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36237/10]

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 and GP visit card benefits. It collates medical card and GP visit 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.