Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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36. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards currently in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/14]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The HSE has informed me that, as of 1 January 2014, there are currently 1,849,380 medical cards in circulation and, of this figure, 50,294 were granted on a discretionary basis.