Written answers
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Department of Health
Medical Cards
8:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of full medical card holders has fluctuated on an annual basis over the last five years to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29803/12]
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy.
| Date | Number of Medical Cards |
| End-2006 | 1,221,695 |
| End-2007 | 1,276,178 |
| End-2008 | 1,352,120 |
| End-2009 | 1,478,560 |
| End-2010 | 1,615,809 |
| End-2011 | 1,694,063 |
| March 2012 | 1,758,774 |
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