Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016. [7143/16]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70s medical cards; the number of over 70s general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016. [7144/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together.
The following are Medical Card and General Practitioner Visit Card figures as of 1 March 2016, as requested by the Deputy:
| Card Type | Total Cards | Of Which Over 70's |
|---|---|---|
| Medical cards | 1,732,749 | 332,967 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 102,118 | 8,443 |
| GP Visit cards | 441,054 | 82,471 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 41,973 | 43 |
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