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Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 March 2017; 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. [13115/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The table displays the number of medical cards as of 1 March 2017. These figures were provided by the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service to the Department of Health.

Type of CardNumber of cards nationally
Medical Cards (inclusive of discretionary)
1,658,730
GP Visit Cards (inclusive of discretionary)
475,184
Discretionary Medical Cards
118,228
Discretionary GP Visit Cards
35,350

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