Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has recently issued to Oireachtas members.

If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, she should contact my Private Office which will follow up the matter with the HSE.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered under the medical card scheme, the general practitioner visit card scheme and the discretionary medical card scheme, by Health Service Executive region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has recently issued to Oireachtas members.

If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, she should contact my Private Office which will follow up the matter with the HSE.