Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Health
Medical Cards
9:00 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders in the State for each year since 1994. [34037/11]
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| Year ending December | Number of People with Medical Cards |
| 1994 | 1,286,913 |
| 1995 | 1,277,055 |
| 1996 | 1,252,384 |
| 1997 | 1,219,852 |
| 1998 | 1,183,554 |
| 1999 | 1,164,187 |
| 2000 | 1,148,055 |
| 2001 | 1,199,454 |
| 2002 | 1,164,453 |
| 2003 | 1,152,908 |
| 2004 | 1,145,083 |
| 2005 | 1,155,727 |
| 2006 | 1,221,695 |
| 2007 | 1,276,178 |
| 2008 | 1,288,621 |
| 2009 | 1,478,560 |
| 2010 | 1,615,809 |
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