Written answers

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons holding medical cards in each county or local authority area; the number holding GP cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/13]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The HSE does not collate medical card eligibility by county or local authority areas. This data is collated Local Health area format.

The number of persons currently eligible for a Medical Card at 1 September 2013 by Local Health area is provided below:

LHO AREANUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS ON MEDICAL CARDS as at 1st September 2013NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS ON GP VISIT CARDS as at 1st September 2013
DUBLIN/MID LEINSTER
DUBLIN SOUTH25,1211,269
DUBLIN SOUTH EAST24,3301,443
DUBLIN SOUTH CITY38,3551,940
DUBLIN SOUTH WEST68,1993,509
DUBLIN WEST62,1504,056
KILDARE/WEST WICKLOW76,7945,177
WICKLOW46,7682,853
LAOIS/OFFALY70,6094,870
LONGFORD/WESTMEATH57,2923,946
TOTAL469,61829,063
DUBLIN NORTH EAST
NORTH WEST DUBLIN70,5873,756
DUBLIN NORTH CENTRAL53,1363,359
NORTH DUBLIN81,5035,131
CAVAN/MONAGHAN59,9434,205
LOUTH61,8943,454
MEATH68,4414,810
TOTAL395,50424,715
WEST
GALWAY104,3547,821
MAYO67,2183,667
ROSCOMMON30,6951,929
DONEGAL91,0135,740
SLIGO/LEITRIM43,3843,226
CLARE49,9232,838
NORTH TIPPERARY/EAST LIMERICK30,9732,380
LIMERICK80,8955,225
TOTAL498,45532,826
SOUTH
CORK-SOUTH LEE63,0635,225
CORK-NORTH LEE81,7536,880
WEST CORK22,1101,857
KERRY61,3034,775
NORTH CORK36,7413,242
CARLOW/KILKENNY61,4054,613
WATERFORD58,5313,675
SOUTH TIPPERARY42,7622,711
WEXFORD71,8174,779
TOTAL499,48537,757
GRAND TOTAL1,863,062124,361

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