Written answers
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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627. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; and general practitioner cards, as of 1 March 2015; and the number for each, issued on a discretionary basis, on that date [11505/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The medical and GP visit card figures, as requested by the Deputy are provided as follows:
| Card Type | No. of Cards - 1 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medical Cards | 1,758,050 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 81,265 |
| GP Visit Cards | 160,004 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 36,874 |
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