Written answers
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner cards as of 1 October 2015; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [36822/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The medical and GP card figures at 1 October 2015, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined in the following table.
- | 1st Oct 2015 |
---|---|
Card Type | No. of Cards |
Medical cards | 1,729,559 |
of which granted involving discretion | 94,614 |
GP Visit cards | 391,451 |
of which granted involving discretion | 40,108 |
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