Written answers

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, the number of general practitioner cards, the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary basis; and the number for each type of card assigned to persons over 70 years of age as of 1 February 2016. [4823/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Please see medical and GP visit card figures in the following table for those aged 70 and over at 1 February 2016, as requested by the Deputy.

Card TypeTotal Cards
Medical cards for those 70 and over333,115
of which granted involving discretion8,285
GP Visit cards for those 70 and over81,266
of which granted involving discretion50

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