Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1196. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1197 of 20 June 2017, the number of new medical card applications awaiting processing; the date on which these applications were received; and the number of these applications that have exceeded the 15 day turnaround target. [38318/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1197. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1197 of 20 June 2017, the number of medical card review applications awaiting processing; the date on which these applications were received; and the number of these applications that have exceeded the 15 day turnaround target. [38319/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1198. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1197 of 20 June 2017, if persons that are subject to a medical card review application will maintain their eligibility status and access to their medical card or GP-only card pending the completion of their review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38320/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new medical card applications awaiting processing in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, area; the date on which these applications were received in each CHO area; and the number of these applications that have exceeded the 15 day turnaround target. [38321/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that hold a full medical card and GP-only card, respectively, in County Louth. [38322/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received from persons in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of these applications which were refused; and the number of these applications which resulted in provision of a medical card [38323/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1196 to 1201, inclusive, together.

The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine these matters 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 was issued to Oireachtas members.