Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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263. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to Health Service Executive reviews of eligibility for approximately 1 million medical card holders during 2014 that are to be conducted in a risk-assessed manner, the number of reviews that took place in February 2014; the number of medical cards discontinued as a result of these reviews; the number of reviews where a person's income exceeded the weekly income amounts set out in the health service medical card national assessment guidelines but a card was retained on the basis of the exercise of discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11421/14]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.