The medical card figures, as requested by the Deputy, are provided below for 1 January 2015 and 1 January 2014.
1/1/2014
LHO
|
Medical Cards
|
Of which Discretionary
|
Over 70
|
Of which Discretionary
|
Carlow/ Kilkenny
|
60,936
|
1,480
|
10,466
|
130
|
Cavan/ Monaghan
|
59,546
|
1,050
|
10,369
|
56
|
Clare
|
49,107
|
1,870
|
9,377
|
314
|
Cork - North Lee
|
81,031
|
3,548
|
13,687
|
303
|
Cork - South Lee
|
62,696
|
2,187
|
14,535
|
232
|
Donegal
|
89,665
|
1,804
|
14,324
|
96
|
Dublin North Central
|
54,306
|
996
|
11,856
|
106
|
Dublin South City
|
38,374
|
613
|
8,793
|
61
|
Dublin South East
|
24,672
|
509
|
8,904
|
61
|
Dublin South West
|
68,136
|
1,563
|
11,911
|
109
|
Dublin West
|
61,965
|
1,137
|
7,616
|
41
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
24,591
|
535
|
10,116
|
80
|
Galway
|
102,979
|
2,385
|
18,950
|
79
|
Kerry
|
60,991
|
2,140
|
13,142
|
188
|
Kildare/ West Wicklow
|
76,445
|
2,432
|
11,760
|
164
|
Laois/ Offaly
|
69,860
|
2,502
|
11,384
|
206
|
Limerick
|
80,289
|
2,673
|
15,246
|
460
|
Longford/ Westmeath
|
57,243
|
1,358
|
9,633
|
94
|
Louth
|
61,937
|
756
|
9,770
|
46
|
Mayo
|
66,377
|
1,391
|
13,112
|
42
|
Meath
|
68,280
|
983
|
10,553
|
32
|
North Cork
|
35,736
|
1,982
|
7,609
|
108
|
North Dublin
|
81,130
|
2,387
|
17,414
|
300
|
North Tipp./ East Limerick
|
30,716
|
1,599
|
6,399
|
191
|
North West Dublin
|
69,546
|
1,254
|
11,070
|
91
|
Roscommon
|
30,178
|
885
|
6,385
|
64
|
Sligo/ Leitrim
|
42,821
|
1,490
|
9,042
|
77
|
South Tipperary
|
42,126
|
1,487
|
8,177
|
183
|
Waterford
|
57,602
|
1,838
|
10,500
|
200
|
West Cork
|
21,804
|
901
|
5,707
|
69
|
Wexford
|
71,645
|
1,441
|
12,248
|
57
|
Wicklow
|
46,650
|
1,118
|
8,561
|
63
|
Total National
|
1,849,380
|
50,294
|
348,616
|
4,303
|
1/1/2015
LHO
|
Medical Cards
|
Of which Discretionary
|
Over 70
|
Of which Discretionary
|
Carlow/ Kilkenny
|
58,730
|
2,369
|
10,133
|
179
|
Cavan/ Monaghan
|
56,871
|
1,860
|
10,013
|
96
|
Clare
|
46,120
|
2,587
|
8,927
|
335
|
Cork - North Lee
|
78,439
|
5,097
|
13,293
|
404
|
Cork - South Lee
|
60,189
|
3,232
|
13,424
|
308
|
Donegal
|
86,621
|
3,004
|
14,242
|
223
|
Dublin North Central
|
53,855
|
1,596
|
10,704
|
182
|
Dublin South City
|
36,380
|
1,003
|
7,592
|
123
|
Dublin South East
|
22,884
|
801
|
7,358
|
132
|
Dublin South West
|
65,418
|
2,290
|
11,154
|
180
|
Dublin West
|
59,688
|
1,871
|
7,220
|
83
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
21,767
|
777
|
7,909
|
134
|
Galway
|
98,200
|
3,901
|
18,067
|
184
|
Kerry
|
59,013
|
3,027
|
12,603
|
248
|
Kildare/ West Wicklow
|
73,255
|
3,609
|
11,231
|
261
|
Laois/ Offaly
|
68,034
|
3,707
|
10,992
|
275
|
Limerick
|
77,253
|
3,706
|
14,482
|
486
|
Longford/ Westmeath
|
55,745
|
2,172
|
9,221
|
147
|
Louth
|
59,525
|
1,495
|
9,365
|
97
|
Mayo
|
62,610
|
2,333
|
12,659
|
92
|
Meath
|
65,130
|
1,861
|
10,228
|
75
|
North Cork
|
33,768
|
2,706
|
7,204
|
156
|
North Dublin
|
75,675
|
3,612
|
15,895
|
433
|
North Tipp./ East Limerick
|
29,369
|
2,042
|
6,144
|
224
|
North West Dublin
|
64,571
|
2,024
|
10,116
|
164
|
Roscommon
|
28,738
|
1,351
|
6,168
|
97
|
Sligo/ Leitrim
|
41,247
|
2,216
|
8,659
|
144
|
South Tipperary
|
40,831
|
2,213
|
7,893
|
196
|
Waterford
|
54,731
|
2,791
|
10,102
|
205
|
West Cork
|
20,776
|
1,332
|
5,424
|
102
|
Wexford
|
68,719
|
2,381
|
11,951
|
141
|
Wicklow
|
44,548
|
1,699
|
8,005
|
106
|
Total National
|
1,768,700
|
76,665
|
328,378
|
6,212
|