Written answers
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Department of Health and Children
Medical Cards
6:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of full medical cards issued and in use in each of the past six years and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42361/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Details of the number of medical cards 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 most recent figures provided to my Department by the HSE reflect the position as at 1st October 2010 and show 1,588,494 medical card holders and 112,139 GP visit card holders on that date.
I attach a table showing the end of year national figure for medical card holders for the past six years.
Year | Number of Medical Card Holders |
31st December 2004 | 1,145,083 |
31st December 2005 | 1,155,727 |
31st December 2006 | 1,221,695 |
31st December 2007 | 1,276,178 |
31st December 2008 | 1,352,120 |
31st December 2009 | 1,478,560 |
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