Written answers
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Department of Health
Medical Card Application Numbers
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued per capita in each county. [24832/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The table provides the most recent medical card figures, at 1 May 2014, as requested by the Deputy. The HSE collate medical card statistical data by Local Health Office area, and not by county.
| Local Health Office | Medical Cards |
|---|---|
| Carlow/ Kilkenny | 59,323 |
| Cavan/ Monaghan | 57,772 |
| Clare | 47,242 |
| Cork - North Lee | 78,037 |
| Cork - South Lee | 60,996 |
| Donegal | 88,033 |
| Dublin North Central | 54,046 |
| Dublin South City | 37,728 |
| Dublin South East | 24,185 |
| Dublin South West | 66,679 |
| Dublin West | 60,887 |
| Dun Laoghaire | 23,837 |
| Galway | 99,686 |
| Kerry | 59,720 |
| Kildare/ West Wicklow | 74,360 |
| Laois/ Offaly | 68,258 |
| Limerick | 78,571 |
| Longford/ Westmeath | 56,006 |
| Louth | 60,345 |
| Mayo | 64,341 |
| Meath | 66,269 |
| North Cork | 34,339 |
| North Dublin | 78,839 |
| North Tipp./ East Limerick | 29,768 |
| North West Dublin | 67,340 |
| Roscommon | 29,236 |
| Sligo/ Leitrim | 41,872 |
| South Tipperary | 40,959 |
| Waterford | 55,534 |
| West Cork | 21,057 |
| Wexford | 69,452 |
| Wicklow | 45,465 |
| Total National | 1,800,182 |
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