Written answers

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for December 2013 and December 2014 for each local health area the number of medical cards in circulation; the number of which issued on the basis of the exercise of discretion; and the number of which were allocated to over 70s. [49216/14]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The figures as requested by the Deputy for 1 December 2013 and 1 December 2014, are provided below.

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Numbers  at 1 Dec 2013
Numbers  at 1 Dec 2014
Local Health Office
Medical Cards
Of which Discretionary
Over 70s Medical Cards
Of which Discretionary
Medical Cards
Of which Discretionary
Over 70s Medical Cards
Of which Discretionary
Carlow/ Kilkenny
61,167
1,454
10,517
127
58,818
2,294
10,085
173
Cavan/ Monaghan
59,933
1,044
10,412
55
57,050
1,779
10,014
91
Clare
49,589
1,908
9,425
319
46,027
2,537
8,908
327
Cork - North Lee
81,536
3,676
13,717
302
78,411
5,018
13,213
386
Cork - South Lee
62,988
2,214
14,639
230
60,318
3,144
13,404
300
Donegal
90,695
1,807
14,320
97
86,403
2,901
14,153
207
Dublin North Central
54,191
981
11,897
105
54,079
1,558
10,675
179
Dublin South City
38,466
617
8,861
59
36,487
974
7,570
117
Dublin South East
24,695
504
8,988
59
22,936
778
7,339
128
Dublin South West
68,261
1,591
11,911
108
65,623
2,239
11,111
171
Dublin West
62,063
1,146
7,648
41
59,862
1,804
7,218
84
Dun Laoghaire
24,774
540
10,274
79
21,847
754
7,918
131
Galway
103,817
2,412
19,018
81
98,081
3,816
18,027
171
Kerry
61,154
2,100
13,186
187
59,010
2,935
12,553
236
Kildare/ West Wicklow
76,734
2,487
11,783
165
73,494
3,545
11,211
250
Laois/ Offaly
70,170
2,561
11,381
208
68,055
3,650
10,927
261
Limerick
80,626
2,661
15,339
462
77,341
3,649
14,417
477
Longford/ Westmeath
57,362
1,340
9,670
94
55,778
2,106
9,169
142
Louth
62,091
744
9,788
43
59,548
1,404
9,310
84
Mayo
66,854
1,408
13,125
41
62,712
2,239
12,643
88
Meath
68,611
967
10,590
34
65,348
1,774
10,225
75
North Cork
36,068
2,029
7,617
103
33,777
2,676
7,203
149
North Dublin
81,391
2,417
17,427
303
76,007
3,540
15,872
422
North Tipp./ East Limerick
30,834
1,619
6,457
196
29,343
2,007
6,136
220
North West Dublin
69,930
1,239
11,124
89
64,994
1,952
10,101
155
Roscommon
30,474
930
6,400
62
28,698
1,298
6,152
88
Sligo/ Leitrim
43,123
1,516
9,067
77
41,128
2,166
8,614
136
South Tipperary
42,355
1,515
8,214
184
40,869
2,178
7,880
191
Waterford
57,916
1,872
10,527
197
54,889
2,705
10,064
195
West Cork
21,933
914
5,729
68
20,774
1,300
5,414
100
Wexford
71,834
1,427
12,310
56
68,952
2,288
11,900
132
Wicklow
46,744
1,145
8,573
67
44,709
1,666
7,983
106
Total 
1,858,379
50,785
349,934
4,298
1,771,368
74,674
327,409
5,972

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