Written answers
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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158. To ask the Minister for Health as of 1 February 2015, the number of medical cards issued; the number of general practitioner cards issued; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis. [7614/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The medical card and GP visit card figures, as requested by the Deputy, are provided in the table below:
| - | 1 February 2015 |
|---|---|
| Card Type | No. of Cards |
| Medical Cards | 1,766,432 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 78,932 |
| GP Visit cards | 160,2796 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 35,776 |
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