Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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249. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual average cost of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/13]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The HSE has indicated that, given the large number of medical card holders, the variety of payment arrangements and the variation in drug costs, a single average annual cost figure in respect of the medical card is not a sufficiently refined measure for analysis.