Noel Ahern
Question:206 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health the reason medical cards are issued for different periods of time; if his Department issues any guidelines in this regard; if his attention has been drawn to the varying policies being adapted in this regard; if the cost of administering the medical card system varies much from one health board to another; and the statistics, if any, available in respect of the percentage of cards issued by the Eastern Health Board for different periods. [15700/96]