Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2015; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date; and the number for each type of card assigned to over 70s on that date. [46341/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The following are medical and GP visit card figures at 1 December 2015, as requested by the Deputy:
| Card Type | Total Cards | Of which over - 70s |
|---|---|---|
| Medical cards | 1,732,555 | 332,894 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 97,562 | 8,017 |
| GP Visit cards | 424,862 | 78,154 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 40,749 | 37 |
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