Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Department of Health
General Medical Services Scheme Administration
Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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638. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered by the GMS scheme in each of the Dublin postcodes according to the latest available figures. [8964/14]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The HSE does not collate data on the Medical Card and GP Visit Card Register on the basis of Dublin postcodes. Data is, however, recorded by Dublin Local Health Office Areas on the number of persons with approved eligibility to a medical card or a GP visit card, as on 1 February 2014, as detailed below.
| LHO AREA | NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS ON MEDICAL CARDS AS AT 1ST FEBRUARY 2014 | NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS ON GP VISIT CARDS AS AT 1ST FEBRUARTY 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| DUBLIN SOUTH | 24,441 | 1,339 |
| DUBLIN SOUTH EAST | 24,583 | 1,501 |
| DUBLIN SOUTH CITY | 38,197 | 2,040 |
| DUBLIN SOUTH WEST | 67,917 | 3,730 |
| DUBLIN WEST | 61,783 | 4,064 |
| NORTH WEST DUBLIN | 69,122 | 3,832 |
| DUBLIN NORTH CENTRAL | 54,389 | 3,557 |
| NORTH DUBLIN | 80,763 | 5,279 |
| TOTAL | 421.195 | 25,342 |
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