Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of discretionary medical cards currently in each local health area. [43718/13]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the exact figures of the number of discretionary medical cards that have been issued in the past year in the Dublin Mid Leinster region; and the number that were issued in the same region in 2012. [43778/13]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 152 together.

The number of medical cards awarded on a discretionary basis in the HSE Local Health Areas to date in 2013 and for year 2012 is set out below: