Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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1093. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide, in tabular form, the annual number of discretionary medical cards and discretionary general practitioner cards revoked on review between 1 July 2011 and 31 May 2014. [34425/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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1094. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide in tabular form the number of discretionary medical cards and discretionary general practitioner cards reinstated in June, July and August 2014. [34426/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.