Written answers
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Department of Health
Medical Card Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 October 2016; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date [33250/16]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following are Medical Card and General Practitioner Visit Card figures as of 1 October 2016, as requested by the Deputy:
| Card Type | Total Cards |
|---|---|
| Medical cards | 1,705,791 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 111,904 |
| GP Visit cards | 463,901 |
| of which granted involving discretion | 44,320 |
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